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WASHINGTON — A former Pennsylvania police officer who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that delayed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results cannot be charged with obstructing an official proceeding unless a lower court finds otherwise, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling throws into question the cases […]

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This is one of the stupidest things ever in terms of public records lawsuits. And that’s saying a lot, considering how often this site has covered public records lawsuits. This traces back to April of last year. Ben Camacho, a Los Angeles journalist who contributes to sites like Knock LA, sent out a records request […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a California appeals court ruling that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. The case is the most significant to come before the [...]

Dwane Vardiman was convicted of resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle.

Taylor Swift has officially arrived in Dublin, Ireland, for her Eras Tour shows this weekend, and she got a warm welcome from a few of the city's favorite sons: U2.On…

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Would you like my opinion on the other big court case of the day (so far)? Actually, you already have it. I wrote about it six months ago. A quick recap: the Sarbanes-Oxley bill makes it a crime to destroy evidence needed in an "official proceeding." It also says that anyone who "otherwise obstructs, influences, ...continue reading "Supreme Court spends pages and pages deciding what “otherwise” means"

The famous—or infamous—Chevron case isn't complicated. In a nutshell, it says that when Congress writes a vague law a federal agency should be allowed to interpret it in any reasonable way. Not any way. If an agency is flatly wrong, then a court can overturn it. But if there are multiple plausible ways of interpreting ...continue reading "Supreme Court decides courts are the very best at everything"

TABC agents interviewed several individuals, reviewed purchase records and went through video footage by businesses on that evening as part of their investigation.

Claude Julien is back behind an NHL bench as an assistant coach for the St. Louis Blues.

Matthew Nikolai, 17, and his family were crossing Chippewa Street walking toward Ted Drewes when he was hit and killed.

Missouri's brown recluse and black widow populations are routinely found in homes during the summer, but sightings spike during the hottest days.

A one-year-old baby died, and five others are hurt after a serious crash Thursday in Marion County.

Dispatchers level one are participating in a crucial training program designed to upgrade their skills and elevate them to level two.

Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations.

So far today, the Supreme Court has overruled Chevron, a 40-year-old precedent, in order to reduce the power of federal agencies; and decided the Department of Justice can't try January 6 protesters for obstructing an official proceeding. All that's left is for them to decide that Donald Trump has immunity to prosecution. That would be ...continue reading "Supreme Court ending its term with a bang"

A 61-year-old man was arrested for robbing the Anheuser Busch Employee Credit Union in St. Louis, after presenting a note to the teller and leaving with cash.