The Senate Judiciary Committee, after a one-week delay, approved Eric Holder’s nomination by President Barack Obama to be U.S. attorney general and set the stage for confirmation by the full Senate. Holder, 58, would be the first black person to ...

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Attorney General Chris Koster recruited two long-time litigators to take top positions in his office. St. Louis attorney Joel Poole will serve as chief counsel of the litigation division, and Jack McManus, a member of the office since 2007, will ...

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Robert Kenney gets fitted with a red bowtie by his assistant Diana Doelling to match his Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus colleagues, who all wore theirs in his honor. Kenney showed up at his going away party sans bowtie, his usual ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Wednesday formally announced the resignations of three of its judges. Judges Paul Spinden and Ron Holliger leave the court this week, and Judge Joseph Dandurand will leave on March 2, the state’s ...

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Attorney General-designate Eric Holder called waterboarding a form of illegal torture and promised to restore the credibility of a Justice Department he described as "badly shaken" by "improper political interference." At Senate confirmation hearings, Holder signaled that President-elect Barack Obama will suspend military tribunals used to try suspected war criminals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The tribunals must be "substantially revamped" to provide defendants with more due process and ensure fair treatment for suspects, he said.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Wednesday formally announced the resignations of three of its judges. Judges Paul Spinden and Ron Holliger leave the court this week, and Judge Joseph Dandurand will leave on March 2, the state’s ...

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