Below is a great article in National Review on the “Missouri Plan” for choosing judges. Currently, the governor chooses a new judge from a panelist of three finalists. We’ve been following this issue closely after we posted this exclusive. The Missouri legislature is considering a constitutional amendment to modify the way judges in Missouri are [...]
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“Missouri Plan” Profiled in National Review
April 12th, 2012 · No Comments
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Ambulance Chasers Pour Money to Governor Nixon
September 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment
This week alone, the Carney & Danis law firm contributed an additional $100,000 to Nixon. Both partners of this firm are active MATA members and had their law licenses suspended in 2002 for unethical activity.
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“Missouri Plan” Needs Real Transparency & Accountability
August 31st, 2011 · No Comments
“The Missouri Plan is the most political method for choosing judges, in that it allows a tiny group of lawyers to effectively choose the judges that will decide their cases. The people of Missouri have no input. Introducing a basic level of transparency is a small step in the right direction, but more is needed. [...]
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Bob McCarty: Transparency Missing in Missouri Senate, Courts
April 18th, 2011 · No Comments
St. Charles County blogger Bob McCarty follows up on a story we first brought you in 2009. Lisa Payne-Naeger summed up one of the problems related to Family Court justice in Missouri in the opening paragraph of her March 30 post, Best Interests of Children Take Backseat as Bill Advances Thru Missouri Senate “Sight Unseen”: [...]
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Signature Gatherer Allegedly Called ‘Nigger’ & ‘Monkey’ by Blocker
April 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments
Trial attorneys, intricate members of the so called party of ‘tolerance,’ haven’t been exhibiting a lot of tolerance lately if you read an affidavit filed by a ShowMeBetter Courts signature gather. The African American man from St. Louis claims he was called several racial slurs by so called “blockers” allegedly hired by Missouri for Fair [...]
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Temporary Restraining Order Issued Against Trial Attorney Group for Voter Intimidation and Violence
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments
Yesterday, a restraining order went into effect against the Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts Action Fund, an organization funded by trial attorneys opposed to judicial elections. The restraining order was granted after complaints that a “blocking” company hired by the action fund had been intimidating voters and harassing petitioners collecting signatures for an initiative [...]
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