6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (413+ words) A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's practice of subjecting most people arrested in its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention without the opportunity to seek release'on bond. A three-judge panel of the New York-based 2nd U. S. Circuit Court of…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago  (967+ words) Missouri Supreme Court affirms decision on hotel tax assessment in school district dispute Kallie Cox//April 28, 2026// In a unanimous decision issued on April 21, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision that the tax assessment for a hotel in…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (391+ words) Erin Achenbach//April 28, 2026// The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District reversed and remanded a St. Louis County Circuit Court judgment in a tort case involving a truck accident and liability determination. The opinion was handed down April 21, authored by Judge…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1433+ words) By Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post//April 27, 2026// A divorce lawyer who has vowed to "fight exclusively for the rights of men." A Minnesota attorney who championed Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the Trump administration"s raids in Minneapolis. And a…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (821+ words) By Andrew Chung, Reuters//April 27, 2026// The U. S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over Bayer AG's effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (56+ words) Defendants appealed the trial court's order granting judgment to plaintiff and denying defendants' motion to compel arbitration. Defendants represented plaintiff in underlying employment complaints. The parties' retainer agreement contained an arbitration clause. After plaintiff sued defendants for malpractice, they moved…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (666+ words) Correy E. Stephenson, Special to Missouri Lawyers Media//April 27, 2026// A trial court correctly denied a motion to compel arbitration where the arbitration agreement lacked the mandatory notice statement required by the Missouri Uniform Arbitration Act (MUAA), the Missouri Court of Appeals…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (424+ words) Kallie Cox//April 27, 2026// A woman was killed by a driver while crossing the street in downtown Kansas City in 2023. After years of mediation, her family has now obtained a $3 million settlement. The woman was crossing at a four-way stop at…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (203+ words) Staff Report//April 24, 2026// The 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission has submitted three nominees to Gov. Michael Kehoe to fill an associate circuit judge vacancy. The chosen candidate would fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Catherine Dierker to fill the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (452+ words) The Sullivan & Cromwell law firm in New York City, shown in 2022. (David Dee Delgado/Reuters) By Karen Freifeld and Mike Scarcella, Reuters//April 24, 2026// Sullivan & Cromwell, a premier Wall Street law firm, apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court…...