A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a trial court judge that a sergeant and lieutenant colonel who allegedly helped in a cover up of the arrest didn’t have immunity from the suit.

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A nearly 14-year-old Missouri Supreme Court decision bars plaintiffs alleging sexual abuse by a former priest from pursuing in federal court some of their claims against the St. Louis Archdiocese, a federal appeals court said.

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Lawyers and others, pictured here, head toward the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. Two legal powerhouses squared off against each other Friday before a federal appeals court over whether the dispute between NFL team owners and players is a labor issue or an antitrust issue.

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One person’s protest mural is one city’s illegal sign. Lawyers for activist Jim Roos and the city of St. Louis were before a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday morning arguing about the constitutionality of the city’s sign code.

Pictured here, Roos, left, and his lawyer, Michael Bindas, share a laugh after arguments outside Washington University School of Law, where Wednesday's arguments were held.

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Another sex offender moving through the state’s sexually violent predator process told a federal jury in St. Louis last week that a resident at the SVP facility in Farmington brutally raped him.

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said a lower court in Kansas City erred in denying a habeas corpus petition, but still affirmed the decision. The appeals court agreed with a man who said he shouldn’t have ...

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It's a business arrangement that dates back nearly 60 years, and a court fight that's been going since 2002, over a century-old train engine. The St. Louis County Museum of Transportation and a historic railway organization can't agree on who's in charge of a 1905 locomotive. The New Jersey-based railway group permanently loaned the train piece to the museum in 1953 but several years ago asked for it back and was rebuffed.

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Attorney John Campbell opened an e-mail alert from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday morning with some apprehension. At stake was his class action lawsuit against a payday lender that wanted the matter to be arbitrated. And while Campbell thought he had a sensible argument against arbitration, it was a "close call based on the law that existed."

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The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the case of a group of black shoppers who say Dillard’s employees subjected them to racial discrimination.

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A federal appeals court ruled against a group of death row inmates who challenged the way Missouri carries out executions. The decision, handed down Tuesday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was welcomed by Missouri Attorney General’s Office. ...

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed decisions in Kansas City and St. Louis to deny immunity to police officers facing lawsuits over alleged excessive force. In the Kansas City case, Wilson Smith alleged that he answered the door ...

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