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The 21st Judicial Circuit commission announced Friday the names of the three nominees for the vacancy on the St. Louis county associate circuit court, left by Judge Sandra Farragut-Hemphill’s move to become a circuit judge.

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With the Senate confirming two more appointees to the University of Missouri Board of Curators on Thursday, at least seven of the nine board members will be attorneys.

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The Missouri Supreme Court issued an execution order Friday for 74-year-old Cecil L. Clayton, who is scheduled to be put to death at 6 p.m. March 17.

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A pair of decisions by the Missouri Supreme Court this week helped define the rights of parties involved in family law matters.

The Missouri House voted Tuesday to revive proposed limits on jobless benefits in an effort to encourage people to search for work, a measure that fell one vote short of overriding Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's veto last year when Republicans had a smaller majority.

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Opponents of an Ameren coal-ash landfill in Franklin County must get their day in court on the question of whether the project got a fair public hearing, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday.

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An attorney previously reprimanded by the Missouri Supreme Court for issues with diligence received a three-year suspension from that court Tuesday, again for issues with diligence.

The conservative Constitution Party is suing over a charter provision blocking third-party candidates and independents from the ballot in a special election for a vacant St. Louis County Council seat.

Missouri will receive a substantial share of $1.38 billion Standard & Poor's is paying to settle U.S. allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis.

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A civil trial over a $435 million prearranged funeral services scam started Monday, after a list of dozens of defendants was whittled down to one.

State lawmakers from Missouri and Kansas are pushing similar bills that would restrict firearms for people with domestic violence or stalking restraining orders or convictions, but a pair of Missouri state representatives called the legislation a publicity stunt with no chance of passage.

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