The Missouri Senate unanimously passed a bill that provides protections for alleged sexual assault “survivors.” Southwest Missouri Made National News for Destruction of Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases In recent years, Springfield Police made national news when it was uncovered that 108 rape kits were destroyed before the statute of limitations expired. Seventy-five percent of […]

Throughout the United States, there are approximately 2.3 million people behind bars.  In Federal, State, and Local jails around the country, thousands of people are now being released early.  The reason: coronavirus.  Much of the 2.3 million incarcerated individuals are being held on low level offenses, many simply awaiting trial or for their cases to […]

If you’ve been clamoring for your favorite mixed drink from your favorite restaurant, you’re in luck!  The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control are easing certain restrictions in the liquor control laws.  Generally the Missouri Revised Statutes in section 311 outlaw alcoholic beverages to be sold through drive-through or curbside pickup.  Well, given the […]

Warning: Spoilers Ahead! During this time of self-quarantine and general societal unrest, we have all been looking for something to talk about other than the news. We have now found it from an unlikely source with the netflix documentary, The Tiger King, starring Joe “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage, aka “The Tiger King”. It is certainly a docu-series […]

Many people are asking, “am I really required to stay at home?” The short answer is, yes. There are laws and regulations that have been codified which give county commissions and county health center boards the authority to promulgate rules, ordinances, orders, and regulations specifically to prevent the entrance and spread of infectious diseases into […]

In response to the Coronavirus Disesease (COVID-19) the Supreme Court of Missouri issued a momentous order yesterday, March 16, 2020. Click here to read the order. In it, the Court suspended all in-person proceedings in all Appellate and Circuit Courts effective immediately and through April 3, 2020. Like anything, there are exceptions to this suspension. […]

Ninety-three percent of the Kansas Highway Patrol’s traffic stops in 2017 involved cars with out-of-state plates, according to a lawsuit challenging the practice as an infringement on motorists’ constitutional rights. In an amended lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of three plaintiffs, including two Oklahoma brothers who initially filed the complaint, the American Civil Liberties Union […]

Cesar Fierro spent four decades on death row. The threat of the death penalty was abruptly removed in late December when Texas’ highest ranking court decided he was given faulty jury instructions at his trial. Judges at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the Mexican national’s death sentence in December, citing incorrect jury instructions […]

You and your friends love football season. It’s not just a game, it’s a way of life for you. Every time there is a game, you head down to the local sports bar, have a few beers, watch the game and then head home. Lately, there have been many more officers around the bar, and […]

Sexual assault is a category of crimes that involve performing sexual activities with another person without their consent. Each state has their own consent laws. In recent years, we have seen a greater awareness being brought to the topic of consent, in large part due to media coverage of major sexual assault cases and the […]