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Missouri's Public Defenders
6:26 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Public Defenders Can Now Refuse Cases – But Seek Long-Term Solution

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Missouri’s public defenders won a big case before the state supreme court this summer.

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Illinois Law
1:08 pm
Fri August 24, 2012

What do dry-cleaning and online dating have in common?

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Both were subjects of new laws signed by Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn today.

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Harassment Law
2:44 pm
Tue May 29, 2012

Mo. court strikes down part of 2008 harassment law

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The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down part of a state harassment law enacted after the suicide of a St. Charles County teenager who was teased over the Internet.

The high court on Tuesday invalidated a 2008 state law defining harassment to cover anyone who "knowingly makes repeated unwanted communication to another person."

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