The Appellate Judicial Commission has suspended the process to fill Judge Booker T. Shaw’s vacancy on the Eastern District Court of Appeals until at least late summer because of scheduling conflicts with filling the three vacancies on the Western District ...

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Money can be a concern for anyone intending to go to court, but an appeals court decision lessens that worry for anyone seeking an order of protection for their child. In a victory for abused women and their children, the Eastern District Court of Appeals determined earlier this month that under the Child Protection Orders Act, petitioners of child orders of protection are exempt from paying appellate court docket fees and guardian ad litem fees. Leigh Joy Carson, a guardian ad litem, says “You really can’t sit around arguing over fees because that is not [a GAL’s job]."

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The Missouri Supreme Court is set to consider which types of damages are allowed when an unusual company vehicle is involved in a wreck. The court today will hear oral arguments in the case of Gateway Foam Insulators. v. Jokerst ...

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