NCAA, states agree in lawsuit to permanently allow multiple-transfer athletes...
The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit Thursday that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Propensity Evidence
State v. Billings (MLW No. 81578/Case No. WD85545 – 36 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Chapman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Platte County, Fincham, J. (John Esposito, Kansas...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Child Custody-Sanctions
Kronk v. Awan (MLW No. 81575/Case No. WD86233 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Clay County, McConkey, J. (Dana M. Outlaw, Blue...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Maintenance-Attorney Withdrawal-Attorney Fees
Bitters v. Olive (MLW No. 81570/Case No. WD86502 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Garrett, J. (Shawn Bitters, pro...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation: Temporary Award-Liability
Fernandez v. Smithfield Foods, Inc. (MLW No. 81571/Case No. WD86421 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.) Appealed from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission...
View ArticleProbate: Revocable Trust-Contingent Beneficiary Interest-Interlocutory Judgment
Larson v. Winkler (MLW No. 81573/Case No. WD86359 – 19 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Henry County, Dump II, J. (Joseph D. Baker, Osceola,...
View ArticleInsurance Law: Underinsured Motorist Coverage-Set Off
Johnson v. American Family Insurance Company (MLW No. 81577/Case No. WD85966 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Chapman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Zhang, J....
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Maintenance-Attorney Withdrawal-Attorney Fees
Bitters v. Olive (MLW No. 81570/Case No. WD86502 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Garrett, J. (Shawn Bitters, pro...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Child Custody-Sanctions
Kronk v. Awan (MLW No. 81575/Case No. WD86233 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Clay County, McConkey, J. (Dana M. Outlaw, Blue...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Propensity Evidence
State v. Billings (MLW No. 81578/Case No. WD85545 – 36 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Chapman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Platte County, Fincham, J. (John Esposito, Kansas...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Interfering With Arrest-“Physical Interference”
State v. Milazzo (MLW No. 81574/Case No. WD86250 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Randolph County, Cooksey, J. (Stephanie C. Luntsford,...
View ArticleApplications sought for Jackson County court vacancy
The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for a circuit judge position that will be created by the impending retirement of Judge John Torrence. The post Applications sought for...
View ArticleDOJ’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse...
The Justice Department says it's concerned that releasing audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents could lead to deepfakes that trick...
View ArticleFeds seek person who left bag of $120,000 with promise of more at home of...
Authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants into custody as investigators try to determine who attempted to bribe a juror with a bag of cash containing $120,000...
View ArticleInmate sentenced to death while waiting for hearing on claim of innocence
The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for a man the St. Louis County Prosecutor says may be innocent of the crime. The post Inmate sentenced to death while waiting for hearing on claim...
View ArticleColumbia Law Review’s website shut down after critical Israel article
A student-run legal journal has been taken offline by its board of directors after it objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide. Editors at the Columbia Law Review said...
View ArticleBig GOP funders sending millions into Missouri’s attorney general primary
Some prominent conservative groups from outside Missouri are spending millions ahead of the Aug. 6 primary to boost Andrew Bailey's opponent, Will Scharf, a member of former President Donald Trump's...
View ArticleRecords expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want...
A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back. The post Records...
View ArticleMissouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker...
A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri school district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again. The post Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in...
View ArticleJury verdict reinstated for student seeking access to boys’ bathroom
A student who was not permitted to use the boys’ bathroom even after he provided a birth certificate recognizing his sex as male sufficiently demonstrated that he was discriminated against based on...
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