Members of the congressional tax-writing committees are eight times more likely than the average American to own a second home with a mortgage, casting doubt on their eagerness to curb the tax break.
Read More »Thompson Coburn adds Krebs
Bret Krebs recently joined Thompson Coburn’s business litigation and real estate tax assessment groups as an associate.
Read More »Commentary: Even crazy bloggers deserve safety from subpoenas
The lonely pamphleteer whom the First Amendment was designed to protect from prior restraint was the precursor of the crazy blogger you love to hate, not of Walter Cronkite.
Read More »23 in running to replace Judge Manners
Jackson County Circuit Judge Michael Manners, who was appointed in 2000, is leaving his Independence division on Aug. 1 to return to private practice.
Read More »California sues Bridgepoint to get sales-tactics information
The company disclosed in January that it has received similar investigative demands from Iowa, North Carolina and New York.
Read More »Louisiana levee group sues oil companies over wetlands
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East claims the oil companies degraded storm protections by dredging more than 10,000 miles of canals for pipelines and exploration activities in coastal wetlands.
Read More »Best home sales in years signal building gain
Sales of new homes rose in June to the highest level in five years, pointing to gains in residential construction that will support the economic expansion in the second half of the year.
Read More »Support for Supreme Court falls below 50 percent for first time
The U.S. Supreme Court’s favorability rating fell below 50 percent for the first time in almost three decades.
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Read More »Pharmacia pollution case sent back to circuit court
At issue in the case is whether the company had a duty to anticipate that the chemicals would stick around and be so pervasive in the environment.
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Read More »Mesle to retire from Jackson County court
Jackson County Circuit Judge Ann Mesle announced Wednesday that she will retire on July 31.
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Read More »“SLOW JUSTICE” in St. Louis County Courts Building
Long waits for elevators at the St. Louis County Courts Building force many to take the stairs.
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