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Saturday, April 06, 2013  The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an attorney discipline hearing cannot be closed to the public without good reason.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Updated story: A Ukranian woman is charged in an alleged scheme involving one Jefferson City man offering money to another to marry her so she could gain citizenship.

Saturday, February 09, 2013 

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The murder trial of a Kansas City lawyer charged with killing her millionaire father by forging health care documents won't take place until 2013.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Two company employees charged in the deaths of 11 rig workers claim the Justice Department is trying to make them scapegoats.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  She has been charged with forgery and first-degree murder

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  A southeastern Missouri lawyer has been tapped to serve on the state board that regulates casinos.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  He faces two felony charges

Monday, September 17, 2012  Private attorneys in Boone and Callaway counties may soon be asked to help reduce the caseload of local public defenders by providing free legal services to those unable to hire criminal defense lawyers.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Sandusky lawyers tried to quit Penn State sex abuse case; juror says accusers 'very convincing'

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Idaho doctor-lawyer's strange strategy in lawsuit targeting anti-abortion laws raises eyebrows

Friday, March 23, 2012  Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed one of his former deputies in the attorney general's office to serve on the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Authorities investigating the October 2009 disappearance of a Missouri girl had seized muddy clothes and shovels from the home of a neighboring teenager who later confessed to killing and burying the girl, according to secretly filed court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Update: Alyssa Bustamante was sentenced to life in prison on murder charges Wednesday.

Friday, January 27, 2012  New York lawyer's decision to withdraw multimillion lottery claim doesn't end mystery over ticket