The closely watched hearing to decide whether Missouri’s sole abortion clinic can keep its license wrapped up Thursday with the emotional testimony of the clinic’s director of surgical services.
Read moreWhile delaying votes on two contentious nominees to federal appeals courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a nominee to a federal court in Missouri with a history of handling anti-abortion litigation in court.
Read moreThe chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of St. Louis defended her clinic’s quality of patient care on the third day of an administrative hearing to determine the fate of Missouri’s last remaining abortion facility.
Read moreThe head of Missouri’s health administration, which is trying to revoke the license of the state’s last abortion clinic, on Tuesday attacked what he claims is a false narrative pushed by Planned Parenthood to vilify his agency.
Read morePlanned Parenthood took its fight to keep Missouri’s lone abortion clinic open to state administrators on Monday, arguing that an investigation into failed abortions did not uncover any safety issues.
Read moreDylan Stevens sue the Clay County (Mo.) Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, et al., in federal court, claiming it wrongfully prosecuted and incarcerated him for 17 years after falsely labeling him a “child molester” because while he was 18 and in jail he exchanged love letters with his 15-year-old girlfriend.
Read moreThe state of Missouri argued Thursday before the Eighth Circuit that it has a public interest in preserving a law barring the advertising of alcohol at discounted rates because such ads could encourage underage drinking.
Read moreAs nominees to the Ninth and Second Circuits sailed through their nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Democrats on the panel zeroed in on a nominee for a Missouri federal court over her work on anti-abortion litigation.
Read moreAn attorney for Dollar General argued Tuesday before the Eighth Circuit that a union certification for six of its employees in Missouri should be set aside because threats and bribes from a union organizer influenced the vote.
Read moreA federal judge has blocked Missouri from enforcing an abortion ban set to take effect Wednesday.
Read moreA teenager brought a federal complaint seeking an alternative to parental permission for an abortion, as “she will be disowned by her family and lose their good opinion and financial support if she is discovered to be pregnant.”
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A Missouri farmer blamed for running the largest organic food fraud scheme in U.S. history has died by suicide, weeks before he was to report to federal prison to begin serving a 10-year sentence, a coroner said Tuesday.
Read moreFinding that her page constitutes a public forum, a federal judge in Missouri ruled Friday that a Republican state lawmaker violated the free speech rights of a constituent she blocked on Twitter.
Read moreA disgraced former St. Louis County executive was sentenced Friday to 46 months in federal prison for his role in a pay-to-play scheme that awarded government contracts to campaign donors.
Read moreA man who showed up to a Missouri Walmart Thursday afternoon with a bulletproof vest and loaded rifle was intending to “cause chaos,” according to police who arrested the man.
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Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a white Missouri police officer was a seismic moment in American race relations. The fledgling Black Lives Matter movement found its voice, police departments fell under intense scrutiny, progressive prosecutors were elected and court policies were revised.
Read morePlanned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against the state of Missouri in federal court Tuesday in an attempt to stop the state’s sweeping abortion bans.
Read moreA Missouri appeals court reversed denial of a protection order to a woman who says a co-worker tried to strangle her in a restaurant and sexually assaulted her in her home.
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State officials decided Friday that Missouri’s lone abortion provider can keep its license for now, putting the closely watched legal battle on hold until late summer.
Read moreMissouri has set an October execution date for a convicted murderer who claims his unique medical condition could cause intense pain and suffering during the lethal-injection process.
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