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Kendra Ross had been forced to work without pay for businesses run by The United Nation of Islam from the time she was 11 years old. A judge awarded her nearly $8 million.

A June ruling from a three-judge panel blocked enforcement of Missouri's 2019 law making abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy a crime.

In 2007 an EpiPen package cost about $100. Today, it costs more than $650 without pharmacy coupons or manufacturer discounts.

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is awarding the 2021 Impact of the Year award to lawyers known as the 'Pro Bonos.'

What we can learn from Kansas City's residential satisfaction survey, and why a group of Jackson County lawyers were nationally recognized for their work.

Strickland has been behind bars since 1979. A judge in DeKalb County could choose to release him at the end of a two-day hearing set for August.

Until now, many state agencies have charged for "attorney review time" to determine whether requested records contain privileged information or information otherwise exempt from disclosure.

Attorneys for three women trying to sign up for the health care program say they will appeal Cole County Judge Jon Beetem's ruling.

A three-judge panel on Wednesday upheld a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing a 2019 law that banned most abortions at eight weeks and in cases where a fetus has Down syndrome.

Law enforcement at every level should be applying a simple test to a witness' memory of a crime.

Gov. Mike Parson could still choose to pardon Strickland, which would be exceedingly rare, but Strickland's legal team is pursuing other options for release and exoneration.

The decision means the state's high court will not settle questions about whether a person's innocence is enough to overturn a wrongful conviction.