At issue was a 2020 lawsuit by a St. Louis-area resident, a restaurant and a church challenging health regulations like occupancy limits and mask requirements.
The retired Ladue businessman and former Democrat fills a vacancy left by dropout candidate Katherine Pinner, leaving only eight weeks to launch a campaign for St. Louis county executive.
Leonard Leo promised "fury" in Missouri if he didn't get his way on judicial selection. He lost here. But the fury came to the nation's federal judiciary.
Both police and the family of the 16-year-old shot and killed by police agree that the teen was armed and running away before his death. But that's where their accounts diverge.
Police said Monday they believe Asplund went into the river on his own volition near the I-74 bridge, became entangled in a barge and was dragged down river.