Criminal Law – Competency Examination – Prosecution for Municipal Ordinance...
Respondent appealed the trial court’s judgment in prohibition that prevented him from ordering the Department of Mental Health to perform competency examinations on individuals prosecuted for municipal...
View ArticleCriminal Law – DUI – References to Post-Arrest Silence
Defendant appealed his conviction for DUI as a habitual offender, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to sua sponte declare a mistrial after the prosecution made references to […] The post...
View ArticleMunicipal – County Classification – Deposit of Property Taxes
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her petition alleging that Saline County was a fourth-class county failing to deposit one percent of property taxes into plaintiff’s assessor’s office as statutorily...
View ArticleSupreme Court seems in no hurry to rule on Trump plea to rein in judges over...
The Supreme Court seems to be in no hurry to address an issue that has irritated Republican and Democratic administrations alike: the ability of a single judge to block a nationwide policy. The post...
View ArticleText message defamation case falls flat as jury rules for defendant
A jury handed down a verdict in favor of the defendant in a defamation case heard in St. Louis County Circuit Court. The post Text message defamation case falls flat as jury rules for defendant first...
View ArticleTechnician: Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before...
A maintenance technician alleged that he raised safety issues with the operators of a Florida amusement ride before a 14-year-old football standout from the St. Louis area fell to his death, but his...
View ArticleArizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to deliver news
Arizona's highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of every ruling issued by the justices, marking what is believed to be the first example in the U.S. of a state court...
View ArticleMariah Carey didn’t steal ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from other...
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You" from other songwriters. The post Mariah Carey didn’t steal ‘All I Want...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court issues decisions in attorney misconduct cases
The Missouri Supreme Court handed down opinions in two attorney discipline cases on March 18, disbarring one and suspending the other. The post Missouri Supreme Court issues decisions in attorney...
View ArticleGeorgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1B in Roundup weedkiller...
A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the...
View ArticleSCOTUS reverses borrower’s conviction for making ‘false’ statements
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that only false — not misleading — statements violate 18 U.S.C. §1014 in FDIC cases, reversing a 7th Circuit decision in Thompson v. U.S. The post SCOTUS reverses...
View ArticleSCOTUS upholds gun conviction in mob hit gone wrong
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that omission can qualify as “use of force” under 18 U.S.C. §924(c), upholding a gun conviction in Delligatti v. U.S. The post SCOTUS upholds gun conviction in mob hit gone...
View ArticleSlip-and-fall at City Foundry leads to $300,000 jury verdict
A city of St. Louis jury has awarded $300,000 to a southern Illinois woman injured in a March 2022 slip-and-fall outside the Fresh Thyme Market at City Foundry STL. The post Slip-and-fall at City...
View ArticleLaw firm targeted by Trump could have been ‘destroyed,’ chairman says in...
The chairman of a prominent law firm who cut a deal with President Donald Trump last week to avert the consequences of a White House executive order told colleagues in an email that he did so because...
View ArticleAppeals court partially affirms lawsuit over Saline County classification
The Western District affirmed in part and reversed in part a lawsuit filed by Saline County Assessor Jessica Goodman against the county commission, allowing her to pursue claims that the county should...
View ArticleJudge Virginia W. Lay to be sworn in at Missouri Court of Appeals
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, will hold a formal swearing in ceremony April 4 for Judge Virginia W. Lay. The post Judge Virginia W. Lay to be sworn in at Missouri Court of Appeals...
View ArticleTrump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case
The Trump administration on Monday invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under...
View ArticleHospital, doctor found not liable in childbirth death following religious...
The jury sided with the defendant in a $1.5M medical malpractice case involving the death of the mother after childbirth and birth injury to the baby. The post Hospital, doctor found not liable in...
View ArticleRepublicans eye actions against courts and judges as Trump rails against rulings
Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary with proposals to limit the reach of its rulings, cut...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds Biden administration rule limiting ghost guns
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and...
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