Google is not violating copyright laws by digitizing books for a massive online library, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a decadelong dispute. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan agreed with a judge who concluded that ...
Read More »Missouri gubernatorial candidates raise millions of dollars
A Republican and a Democrat expected to run for Missouri governor raised more than $1 million apiece in recent months that could be spent on what’s turning out to be an expensive race. Campaign finance reports due Thursday show Democratic ...
Read More »Former inmate sues Jackson County over shackles during labor
A former Jackson County inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing county employees of cruel and unusual punishment for shackling her while she was pregnant and transporting her to a prison more than three hours away on the same day she ...
Read More »Prospective speakers multiply in House as all wait on Ryan
Every day another Republican lawmaker seems to wake up and decide that he — and in at least one case, she — might make a pretty good speaker of the House. The profusion of potential candidates, now approaching double digits, ...
Read More »Missouri to enact jobless benefit cuts; lawsuit seeks halt
Despite raising concerns, Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration is planning to implement legislation cutting Missouri’s unemployment benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally. Until now, Nixon has declined to say whether he actually would carry out the measure that was ...
Read More »St. Louis County town likely to contract for police service
A small St. Louis County town with a reputation as a speed trap may soon disband its police department and contract for law enforcement. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Charlack has received many complaints over the years for its ...
Read More »Hastert attorney says former speaker intends to plead guilty
An attorney for Dennis Hastert told a federal judge Thursday that the former House speaker intends to plead guilty in a federal hush-money case. John Gallo said during a brief hearing that he expects to have a written plea agreement ...
Read More »Judge strikes down St. Louis minimum wage law
A Missouri judge on Wednesday struck down a St. Louis ordinance that would have raised the minimum wage a day later. St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer declared the ordinance invalid and barred the city from enforcing it. His ruling ...
Read More »Missouri GOP lawmakers brainstorm new abortion legislation
Missouri Republican lawmakers Wednesday brainstormed potential changes to state abortion laws, including ramping up oversight and an idea to require memorials for aborted fetuses. Proposals to revamp current policy capped off more than three hours of questioning by House committee ...
Read More »Supreme Court upholds amendment to child support statute
Missouri’s child support statute does not violate due process rights, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The decision reversed a trial court’s judgement in a case that focused on a 2011 amendment to Missouri’s criminal nonsupport statute, 568.040. The ...
Read More »Public hearing about municipal court improvement to be held in St. Louis
The second of three public hearings for the Supreme Court of Missouri’s municipal division work group will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. The hearing will be in the ceremonial courtroom of the Missouri ...
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