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Gallatin North Missourian
April 4, 2018
Perhaps the most significant change is proposed in Missouri Senate Bill 793 (SB 793) and similar bills that have been introduced in the Missouri ... R. Brent Elliott's “From the Bench” is a series of articles designed to provide the public with a better understanding of the judicial system and changes in the law.
KBIA
April 4, 2018
According to Wallingford, Missouri is only one of five states that has yet to raise the age for juvenile court jurisdiction. The Senate passed the legislation unanimously in early March, with a vote of 31-0. It also received ample support during its public hearing in the House Judiciary Committee. Helen Sloan, aÃâà...
The Democrat Leader
April 4, 2018
I am honored to announce that I am running for Circuit Judge for the 14th Judicial Circuit which includes Randolph and Howard Counties. ... I have served as Legislative Counsel for the Missouri Bar, and worked on legislation to secure funding for needy clients in civil cases throughout the state, soughtÃâà...
Springfield News-Leader
April 4, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY — Craig Wood's sentence is being cited by opponents of capital punishment who want to stop Missouri judges from sending criminals to death row with a jury's approval. Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is pushing for state lawmakers to take away the judicial power toÃâà...
Columbia Missourian
April 4, 2018
The bill would require a judicial hearing for 15 and 16-year-olds to ensure the wedding is not forced, as well as eliminate the possibility of obtaining a ... THEME: According to the Kansas City Star, the bill comes at a time when Missouri's marriage laws have come under fire for contributing to the number ofÃâà...
Houston Herald
April 4, 2018
Texas County is part of the 25th Judicial Circuit in Missouri, which represents nearly 500 children in the judicial system. There are more than cases in Texas County alone, 80 percent of which are covered by CASA volunteers. Interested community members are encouraged to contact Samantha Banks atÃâà...
Missouri Lawyers Media
April 3, 2018
Nixon won the first round in court, when the Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri ruled in February that commissioners were wrong about local pre-approval being necessary. The judicial panel transferred the case to the state's highest court for a final determination. When Nixon steps into theÃâà...
Columbia Missourian
April 3, 2018
The bill would require a judicial hearing for 15 and 16-year-olds to ensure the wedding is not forced, as well as eliminate the possibility of obtaining a marriage license under ... According to Missouri law, statutory rape is defined as anyone 21 or older having sex with someone under 17 outside of marriage.
Sedalia Democrat
April 3, 2018
As the Missouri General Assembly session enters the final weeks, this is the fifth in a series of stories updating the status of key legislative areas. ... The bill would require a judicial hearing for 15 and 16-year-olds to ensure the wedding is not forced, as well as eliminate the possibility of obtaining a marriageÃâà...
St. Louis Record
April 3, 2018
The judicial commission -- comprised of James M. Dowd, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District and chairman of the commission, and commissioners Rita L. Burlison, J. Brent Dulle, Andre Harris and Bryan J. Sanger -- will meet to interview and select the nominees to be submitted toÃâà...
ABC News
April 2, 2018
The judicial panel transferred the case to the state's highest court for a final determination. When Nixon steps into the Missouri Supreme Court, he said it will mark his first arguments there in more than 15 years. He's been preparing by holding mock court sessions in front of attorneys who have grilled himÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 31, 2018
The couple "failed to identify a fundamental right that is restricted by the Turf Grass Ordinance," according to Ross' ruling. The Duffner's allegation was too broad and could lead to "heightened judicial scrutiny" for many zoning laws, Ross wrote. He also ruled that the potential punishment wasn't excessive.
STLtoday.com
March 30, 2018
Jan Duffner replaced her front lawn with a garden because of her allergies to grass. She and her husband sued the city of St. Peters over an ordinance requiring a certain percentage of the yard be covered in turf grass. Photo courtesy of Freedom Center of Missouri, which is representing the Duffners in theÃâà...
Fulton Sun
March 30, 2018
WILLIAMSBURG — Adela Falk has announced her Republican candidacy for the 43rd District in the Missouri House of Representatives. The 43rd House District ... After working for judicial reform for nearly 10 years, Falk said she has decided to take her activism to the next level. With Missouri prisonsÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 30, 2018
Union Executive Director Dale Roberts says it's up to the judicial system to resolve the matter, but they'll still endorse Love because the incident appears to have been a medical episode. ___. Information from: Columbia Daily Tribune, http://www.columbiatribune.com. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press.
Southeast Missouri State University News
March 28, 2018
Agencies expected to participate in Criminal Justice Week at Southeast include the Southeast Missouri Law Enforcement Academy, the Cape Girardeau Police Department, the Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) Coalition, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab, 32nd Judicial CircuitÃâà...
SCOTUSblog (blog)
March 27, 2018
Missouri: “The law has long forbidden routine use of visible shackles during the guilt phase; it permits a state to shackle a criminal defendant only in the presence of a special need.” (Deck went on to hold that the Constitution bars the use of visible shackles in the penalty phase of a capital trial, absent aÃâà...
Howell County News
March 22, 2018
She currently serves on the Ozarks Medical Center Board of Directors and the Missouri State University-West Plains Board of Development. “I will provide a courtroom experience for our circuit which is free from bias and favoritism. I believe I am the right person at the right time to be the 37th Judicial CircuitÃâà...
The Southern
March 20, 2018
She was appointed associate judge in Jackson County in 2005 and is a member of Judicial College Board of Trustees and the board of Southern Illinois Women for Health and Wellness. Before taking the bench, she was a trial lawyer in the first, 20th and second circuits, and fifth District Appellate Court.
Missouri Lawyers Media
March 20, 2018
The two bipartisan Senate bills to protect Mueller would make it harder to fire a special counsel by requiring a judicial review. However, Republicans backing the bills have not been able to agree on the details. The bills were first introduced last summer, as Trump first started publicly criticizing Mueller.
Ozark Radio News
March 20, 2018
... is a firefighter and paramedic in Columbia, Mo. and his daughter, Alexis, is a recent graduate in the process of applying for medical school. Missouri's 37th Judicial Circuit includes Howell, Oregon, Carter, and Shannon Counties. He is running for presiding judge against fellow Republican Melissa StewartÃâà...
STLtoday.com
March 20, 2018
Public defender Tom Bailey, who handled Bazell cases for the Missouri State Public Defender's office, said that he obtained relief for about 20 defendants in the time before the court determined it would not apply the ruling retroactively. That left about 12,000 defendants stuck with a charge that the courtÃâà...
Southeast Missouri State University News
March 20, 2018
Eric Greitens, to serve as the student representative to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents. ... He also has been an Interfraternity Council/Judicial Board member and is president of the Lutheran Chapel of Hope, a student employee in the Office of the President at Southeast and anÃâà...
Peoria Journal Star
March 18, 2018
Supporters say that requiring judicial approval for 15- and 16-year-olds to wed would allow judges to weed out inappropriate or forced marriages. But in February, it was that requirement that triggered robust debate on the House floor, with opponents arguing that the inclusion of a judge stripped parents ofÃâà...
Kansas City Star
March 11, 2018
16- and 17-year-olds need a parent's consent and approval from judge in county where they live. Mississippi: Under 21 must have approval from both parents. Boys under 17 and girls under 15 also need judicial approval. Missouri: Ages 15 to 17 need approval from one parent. Under 15 requires judicialÃâà...
New York Magazine
February 26, 2018
The theocrat who managed to lose a Senate special election in one of the reddest precincts of the Bible Belt is offering his dubious blessing to Courtland Sykes, an obscure, parachuted-in-from-nowhere Senate candidate in Missouri who made his own news last month with a statement chock-full of insults toÃâà...
KMOV.com
February 22, 2018
The process of impeachment in Missouri works unlike almost every other state. Like most of the states and the federal government, the process starts in the House of Representatives. "First of all the impeachment process starts with the House Judiciary Committee on whether or not there should be articles ofÃâà...
Law.com
December 31, 1999
“There was a cloud hanging over the judiciary,” recalls Troutman Sanders partner Norman L. Underwood, a former Court of Appeals judge. ... To end the case, Miller agreed to appoint 30 black judges and adopt the so-called “Missouri plan of judicial selection, in which judges are appointed and thenÃâà...
Kansas City Star
December 31, 1999
Appalled that Missouri still allows brides and grooms as young as 15, 14 and even preteens to marry, state legislators are poised to vote on a bill that would .... In written testimony, the Tahirih Justice Center called on lawmakers to strengthen H.B. 1630 with four changes: require 17-year-olds to get judicialÃâà...
Howell County News
December 31, 1999
Pictured are, front row from left, Truman Wiles (Howell County), Municipal Judge William Hass (West Plains, Mountain View, Willow Springs, Thayer, and Winona), and Presiding Circuit Judge David Evans. Back row, Judges Don Henry (Howell County), Sandra West (Shannon County), Harvey AllenÃâà...
Lakenewsonline.com
December 31, 1999
Until recently, Camden and Morgan counties were among 22 of Missouri's 114 counties without an adult drug court. Judge Kenneth Hayden of the 26th Judicial Circuit last year ordered that drug courts be established in those two counties, serving all counties in the circuit. The Lake of the Ozarks region,Ãâà...
