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U.S. Courts

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    State Supreme Court to Decide Whether Missouri's Redistricting Map Is Unconstitutional

    ​Redistricting is the straw that stirs the bitter, burning, 195-proof partisan cocktail we chug down while squeezing our noses every campaign season before waking up the morning after the election massaging our temples, cursing the gods, wondering why we keep putting ourselves through this madness ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Supreme Court Decision on Missouri Sex Offender Carries Implications Across U.S.

    A sex case that began in Missouri and passed through Pennsylvania continued its path all the way to Washington, where this week U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion that poses just as many questions as answers when it comes to sex-offender registration laws. In a 7-2 ruling announced January 23, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Literally, "See You in Court!"

    It won't exactly be Law & Order, but Illinois' courtroom dramas could soon be coming to a living room near you. In an announcement titled "Extended Media Coverage In the Circuit Courts of Illinois on an Experimental Basis," the Illinois Supreme Court yesterday ordered that video and still cameras ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Feds Say Clay Waller Admitted Killing His Wife; Want Him Held Without Bail

    Investigators shed light on what they believe happened to Jacque Sue Waller.​Clay Waller allegedly told his father that he killed his wife, Jacque Sue Waller, according to testimony given yesterday in federal court in Cape Girardeau. Federal prosecutors say the murder was premeditated with Clay Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz Materials Not Subject to Copyright, Appeals Court Finds

    Tomorrow is another day for some vintage licensing companies accused of copyright violations.​A long-fought suit in federal court here -- in which heavyweights Warner Brothers and Turner Entertainment Co. argued that movie nostalgia companies should be permanently barred from using promotional ima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Leland Beasley: Sentenced to 290 Years in Child Porn Case

    Leland Beasley: He was given the largest sentence in the history of the federal court here.​Suspected murderess Casey Anthony may be home free, but we can't say the same of one local scumbag. Leland Beasley, a St. Louis County man who molested as many as ten boys at his video gaming business -- an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Archdiocese Not Liable For Pedophile Priest Robert Johnston

    courtesy of SNAP MidwestRobert Johnston: not the archdiocese's fault that they hired a perv.​Score one for the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. Because, as a legal ruling today makes clear, even if a Christian ethicist would hold the church accountable for allowing a predatory priest to run roug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Missouri Supreme Court: Help Wanted

    Are those the current Missouri Supreme Court judges?​Since the Missouri Supreme Court's establishment in 1820, 116 people have served as judges. But only one of them, former judge Ronnie White, was a person of color. That may change this fall, when Gov. Jay Nixon names a successor to Judge Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    $60 Million A.G. Edwards Settlement Gets Appeals Court OK

    It's $21 million for the lawyers who steered a lawsuit against A.G. Edwards, alleging unjust enrichment.​A $60 million class-action settlement agreement between A.G. Edwards and a group of account holders who accused the company of a conflict of interest and unjust enrichment has been permitted to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Belleville Diocese Must Pay, Illinois Supreme Court Says

    The diocese is on the hook for another $6.35 million after the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal.​The Illinois Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal of the Diocese of Belleville -- letting stand a $5 million jury verdict for a former altar boy at St. Theresa's Parish in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Teachers Union Case v. Charter School District Going to MO Supreme Court

    Teachers' rights to bargain collectively in Missouri are now headed to the state supreme court.​Are Missouri school boards required to collectively bargain with unions representing their faculties -- and, even more importantly, to do so in good faith?That's the question now heading to the Missouri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    BREAKING: Bishop/Attorney Martin Sigillito Indicted

    Bishop/Attorney Marty Sigillito​Updated 4:16 p.m. with press release outlining indictment. We have all but official confirmation that Martin Sigillito -- the Clayton attorney and American Anglican bishop who already stands accused in civil court of running a $45 million ponzi scheme -- has finally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    MO Supreme Court Will Decide FOP Status for U. City, Chesterfield Police

    The appellate court found that police officers do have a right to collective bargaining -- but then kicked the case to the Missouri Supreme Court.​Are the cities of Chesterfield and University City required to enter into collective bargaining with the Fraternal Order of Police?That was the questio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Aaron Johnson: Man Threatens To "Blow Up" St. Louis IRS Facility Prior to Tax Day

    Think you hate paying taxes? You don't hold a candle to Aaron Johnson of St. Louis County. Yesterday the 20-year-old Johnson pleaded guilty in federal court to calling an IRS facility in south St. Louis County and threatening to "blow it up." According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the threat was m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Iowa Judges Booted for Supporting Same-Sex Marriage

    ​Three Iowa Supreme Court judges yesterday lost their seats in the wake of a concerted effort by out-of-state anti-LGBT activists who opposed the Court's unanimous 2009 decision allowing marriage for same-sex couples in that state.Since 1962, Iowa Supreme Court justices, who are appointed, have fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Lt. Gov. Kinder Unconcerned About Impact of Yesterday's Ruling on Health Care Lawsuit

    Kinder: Does this man look worried?​As you may have heard, yesterday a federal judge in Detroit struck down a Michigan lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the federal health care law passed back in March.So, we know what you're thinking now: Will that ruling impact a similar lawsuit t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Westboro Baptist Church Wins Lawsuit vs. Missouri; Free to Protest Funerals Unrestricted

    Rev. Phelps: Open for business in Missouri.​Two Missouri laws aimed specifically at controversial Rev. Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church were struck down yesterday in federal court in Jefferson City. State legislators passed the laws back in 2006. One prohibited protests near a church or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Tuesday Tussle, Part 1: Supreme Court's Gun Ban Ruling Will Lead to More Bloodshed

    Image sourceThe Supreme Court shot America in the foot ​The timing of the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that the Second Amendment prevents cities and states from enacting strict gun control laws couldn't be more ironic. The decision overturned Chicago's ban on handgun ownership the day after 26 peopl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Rules, Everyone Claims Victory

    Image viaEven Alfalfa is smiling about yesterday's ruling on alfalfa.​Gut Check hasn't read much case law since our high-school debate career ended and our briefcase (and trophies!) went into storage in our parents' garage. However, we were fairly certain that when the Supreme Court issued a rulin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    St. Louis Wins Decision Vs. Eminent Domain Mural

    ij.orgRoos and his sign.​The U.S. District Court of Eastern Missouri today ruled in favor of St. Louis City in a suit over a well-known sign south of downtown. In 2007 activist Jim Roos painted a mural on the side of a building with the message: "End Eminent Domain Abuse." At the time, the buildin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Gonna Be One Long, Dark Night for Missouri Man Found Guilty of Movie Piracy

    Image via​Sucks to be Robert Henderson. Investigators reportedly followed the Grandview man into a Lee's Summit movie theater in July 2008, watched as he slid a camcorder out of his winter parka -- yes, a parka in July (doh!) -- and proceeded to catch him taping The Dark Knight.Fast-forward to Feb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    St. Louis Isn't the Only City With Bad News Bail Bondsmen

    Image Via Chico's Bail Bonds not licensed for business in St. Louis...yet​The Post-Dispatch has filed a few very intriguing dispatches lately chronicling the fishy goings-on between a local bail bond kingpin and a St. Louis Circuit Court official.If you haven't yet read the stories (click h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Former State Senator Jeff Smith Facing 20 Years in Prison, Maybe More

    ​A little over a month ago, Jeff Smith was still considered a rising star in Missouri Democratic politics. Now his political career is more than likely over. Smith admitted in federal court today that he tried to cover up his involvement in a federal elections violation not once -- but twice. Smit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    When It Comes to Firefighter Discrimination Cases, St. Louis Not Alone

    Ousted St. Louis Fire Chief Sherman George could have a friend in Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. Not that it matters in the short term. Sotomayor's confirmation likely won't come until after the Supreme Court rules on a well-publicized suit in which white and Hispanic firefighters have sued ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    Fizzled Out: Andrew Gladney, heir to the 7-Up fortune, is off to a federal penitentiary

    Ousted St. Louis Fire Chief Sherman George could have a friend in Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. Not that it matters in the short term. Sotomayor's confirmation likely won't come until after the Supreme Court rules on a well-publicized suit in which white and Hispanic firefighters have sued ... More >>

  • News

    December 12, 2007

    Holocaust on Trial

    Lewis Greenberg argues his lawn is art in court.

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    Guilt-Edged

    Pugnacious defense attorney Frank "Tony" Fabbri never backed away from a fight. Then the lawyer ran afoul of the law.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    Gateway to a Cure Founder's Death a Suspected Suicide

    Pugnacious defense attorney Frank "Tony" Fabbri never backed away from a fight. Then the lawyer ran afoul of the law.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Floyd Irons' Alleged Co-Conspirator Expected to Plead Guilty

    Pugnacious defense attorney Frank "Tony" Fabbri never backed away from a fight. Then the lawyer ran afoul of the law.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Floyd Irons' Alleged Co-Conspirator Expected to Plead Guilty

    Pugnacious defense attorney Frank "Tony" Fabbri never backed away from a fight. Then the lawyer ran afoul of the law.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Valley Park: Still In Limbo

    Pugnacious defense attorney Frank "Tony" Fabbri never backed away from a fight. Then the lawyer ran afoul of the law.

  • News

    May 3, 2006

    How Does It Feel?

    Recent lawsuits puncture the veil of secrecy surrounding lethal injection

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    A Shot in the Arm

    A federal appeals court says Darryl Burton might very well be innocent of the 1984 murder of Donald Ball. But there's nothing they can do about it.

  • News

    June 16, 2004

    Road Rules

    When a checkpoint isn't really a checkpoint, the constitutional forecast is cloudy

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Two-Steppin'

    The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a Missouri cop could justifiably dance around Miranda

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    Serial Tiller

    When it comes to ripping people off, John Tiller and the Civil Rights Legal Defense Team just keep going and going

  • News

    July 10, 2002

    So Long, Joe

    While Joe Amrine waits to die, Missouri courts won't admit they may be wrong

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Judge (If You're Michael Lazaroff)

    Charles Shaw

  • News

    May 16, 2001

    The Media Go to Pot

    How news outlets blew the medical-marijuana story

  • News

    December 20, 2000

    The Taking of the Presidency

    Supremes' credibility isn't helped by report of O'Connor's craving Arizona

  • News

    December 13, 2000

    And the Loser Is ...

    From the boredom of the Florida marathon, presenting the Chaddys

  • News

    May 3, 2000

    New Scout Motto: Be Prepared For Bigotry

    From the boredom of the Florida marathon, presenting the Chaddys

  • News

    October 13, 1999

    POPE-ASHCROFT HOLY WAR

    Fresh from alienating black voters over the Ronnie White fiasco, will Sen. John Ashcroft take on Catholics in his drive to defeat Senate rival Gov. Mel Carnahan?

  • News

    October 13, 1999

    IS JOHN ASHCROFT A RACIST, OR DOES HE JUST PLAY ONE ON TV?

    Fresh from alienating black voters over the Ronnie White fiasco, will Sen. John Ashcroft take on Catholics in his drive to defeat Senate rival Gov. Mel Carnahan?

  • News

    August 18, 1999

    HEAVEN HELP US: THE NATIVITY FLAP IS BACK

    Fresh from alienating black voters over the Ronnie White fiasco, will Sen. John Ashcroft take on Catholics in his drive to defeat Senate rival Gov. Mel Carnahan?

  • News

    August 11, 1999

    MORE DEATHLY POLITICS FROM JOHN ASHCROFT

    Fresh from alienating black voters over the Ronnie White fiasco, will Sen. John Ashcroft take on Catholics in his drive to defeat Senate rival Gov. Mel Carnahan?

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    FREE AT LAST

    Ellen Reasonover is released from jail after 16 years

  • News

    February 10, 1999

    Out of Order

    When the case of a woman who claimed she was fired after refusing sex with her boss came before Circuit Judge Robert H. Dierker Jr., he didn't just issue an order. He let the world know a little too much about his politics and what he thinks about the "de

  • News

    January 27, 1999

    The End of the Line for St. Louis Schools

    Why a "yes" vote on Tuesday is more important than you might think

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