The Missouri Bar's annual conference this year is already historic, after the group elected the first black woman as the Board of Governor's vice president.

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Twelve awards were presented to 26 individuals and firms at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting in Columbia this week.

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The committee heard testimony on several topics, including court costs and fees, the state public defender system and the criminal code.

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“It is sad that more people are able to name three Kardashian sisters but cannot name the three branches of government."

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The recommendation now goes to the Missouri Supreme Court for a final decision.

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A group of Missouri prosecutors urged bar officials to conduct a review of the state’s entire criminal justice system – one that doesn’t focus just on public defenders. In a press release sent Thursday, Buchanan County Prosecutor Dwight Scroggins said ...

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Bar honors several in KC legal community A law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and five Kansas City-area lawyers were honored during ceremonies at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting. Professor David Jacks Achtenberg of UMKC School of Law ...

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Send help. Six attorneys who are politicians sent that message to attorneys Thursday at a session on politics at The Missouri Bar’s annual meeting. “At noon, a third legislator will plead guilty to some allegation, and it’s a very disappointing ...

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‘Don't fool yourselves' about independence of courts, Price says

The Missouri Bar can't be complacent about special interest groups shimmying open the doors of the courthouse with their political agendas in tow, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr. said Thursday.

Click here for the full text of Price's speech.

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It took a protracted debate about how to structure the debate, but eventually The Missouri Bar Board of Governors approved some modest changes in advertising rules. The board rejected several controversial ideas Wednesday. Among the rejected rules were those preventing ads from vilifying opponents or including celebrity endorsements. The board also turned down a rule setting a precise definition of conspicuous disclosure of the mandatory disclaimer and another requiring direct mail solicitations to tell consumers how to contact the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel.

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"A who's who" of gun rights leaders and activists will be in St. Louis for the 24th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference this weekend at the Airport Renaissance Grand. Among the speakers will be Alan Gura (pictured), of the Washington D.C. law firm Gura & Possessky, who successfully argued District of Columbia v. Heller before the U.S. Supreme Court. The opinion, issued in 2008, held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for private use. This was the first time the court addressed an individuals' right to keep and bear arms.

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