A St. Charles County judge has granted a temporary restraining order for a group pushing a ballot measure to return to judicial elections across Missouri. ShowMe Better Courts, led by James Harris, filed suit in St. Charles County on Wednesday ...

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In the fight over Missouri’s method of selecting judges, history tends to repeat itself very quickly. Late last week, attorneys filed two legal challenges to a proposed constitutional initiative petition that would repeal the state’s Nonpartisan Court Plan. The proposal, ...

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Supporters of the status quo have filed two legal challenges to a ballot measure that would overhaul how Missouri selects its appellate judges. Heavy hitters from both political parties are involved. Former Supreme Court Judges Edward “Chip” Robertson, a Republican ...

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Almost six years after a fiery crash on Interstate 70 killed a state trooper and severely injured another driver, the Missouri Supreme Court said lawyers for the victims are entitled to take another crack at the maker of the car that burned. "This has been a long battle," said the plaintiffs' lawyer Edward "Chip" Robertson (pictured), of Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny in Jefferson City. In May 2003, a truck rear-ended Missouri Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Newton's Crown Victoria patrol car on Interstate 70, where he had pulled over Michael Nolte for a minor traffic violation.

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Almost six years after a fiery crash on Interstate 70 killed a state trooper and severely injured another driver, lawyers for the victims asked the Missouri Supreme Court to let them take another crack at the maker of the car ...

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