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Judge unseals GOP legislator’s lawsuit against rival who published court documents

2 years 5 months ago

A St. Charles County judge found no “compelling justification” to seal a congressional candidate’s lawsuit against a political opponent who published 14-year-old court records of a domestic violence incident. On Friday, Circuit Judge Christopher McDonough unsealed state Rep. Justin Hicks’ lawsuit against Max Calfo, who is running for Hicks’ seat in the Missouri House, and […]

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Rudi Keller

New Net Neutrality Rules Won’t Harm Telecom Giants In The Slightest

2 years 5 months ago
The FCC is expected to vote to restore net neutrality rules on April 25. And while there’re early indications that the rules may be slightly weaker than those stripped away by the Trump administration — and absolutely no indication the rules could meaningfully impact telecom revenues — telecom giants have already begun their whining about […]
Karl Bode

Rockwell Beer’s Crisp Chinos Can Illustrates What a Lager Would Wear

2 years 5 months ago
The beer: Crisp Chinos The brewery: Rockwell Beer Company If your beer wore pants, what kind of pants would it wear? It’s a question that lingers on the minds of Rockwell Beer Company Head Brewer Jonathan Moxey and Zack Kinney, owner of Kings County Brewery Collective in Brooklyn.
Lauren Harpold

Eclipse tourists caught in traffic jams for hours

2 years 5 months ago
Monday's total solar eclipse drew millions of spectators across the country, with thousands traveling south of St. Louis to catch a glimpse of it. However, their journey was hampered by an unexpected challenge: bumper-to-bumper traffic that doubled the travel time for many.
Joe Millitzer

St. Louis Sheriff Blocks Whistleblowing Attorney's Access to Jail

2 years 5 months ago
A defense attorney who last week went public with a photo of a client lying in his filth in the St. Louis city jail says the Sheriff's Office barred her from meeting with other clients yesterday.  "They wouldn't let me back to my clients," Susan McGraugh tells the RFT. "It was total retaliation."
Ryan Krull

St. Louis Independent Comics Expo Returns with Events This Month

2 years 5 months ago
SLICE is back for round two! St. Louis’ premier annual indie-print showcase, the St. Louis Independent Comics Expo, will return for the second time on Saturday, October 26, at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries (3648 Washington Avenue). SLICE, a nonprofit organization, brings writers, artists, poets and printmakers from all over to display their self-published books, comics, zines, magazines, poetry and more.
Paula Tredway

Missouri set for first execution of 2024

2 years 5 months ago
Missouri is set to proceed with its first execution of the year tonight, as convicted murderer Brian Dorsey faces the death penalty in Bonne Terre. Dorsey has been found guilty of the 2006 killings of Sarah and Ben Bonnie in their home near New Bloomfield, Missouri, just north of Jefferson City.
Laura Simon

Fatal anomaly exception didn’t spare Alabama mom who needed an abortion

2 years 5 months ago

Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of an occasional States Newsroom series called When and Where: Abortion Access in America, profiling individuals who have needed abortion care in the U.S. before and after Dobbs. The first installment can be found here, the second installment is here, and the third is here. Kelly Shannon was […]

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Trump immunity claim a ‘radical’ departure from democracy, special counsel Jack Smith says

2 years 5 months ago

Donald Trump’s view of absolute immunity for actions he took as president would radically change U.S. democracy and give presidents unprecedented power akin to monarchs rather than elected leaders, U.S. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday. Smith’s 66-page brief, answering Trump’s argument to […]

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Jacob Fischler