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Six states sue President Biden over student loan forgiveness plan

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The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals. According to the AP , the White House dismissed the lawsuit as baseless.

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Federal appeals court upholds attorney’s fees award in Missouri voter registration dispute

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday upheld an award of $1,143,627.96 in litigation expenses for the League of Women Voters of Missouri against Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft in a dispute over voter registration. in fees and $27,484.15

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Leaving Your Firm? Aim for a Joint Notice to Clients

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The Model Rules and related comments make clear that a client has a right to terminate your relationship at any time. Attorneys should never think of their clients as merchandise. The Missouri Supreme Court emphasized this point in its landmark case In the Matter of Cupples. They cannot be bought, sold, or traded.

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Federal court temporarily blocks Iowa ban on mask mandates in public schools

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In Missouri, the Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit challenging local public school authority to require masks, while the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Governor Greg Abbott allowing him to ban a Dallas school district from requiring masks.

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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Yet it happened again this week — and it happened not once, but in two separate cases, one in Missouri and the other in Massachusetts. In fairness, the Missouri case involved a pro se litigant, not a lawyer, but that pro se litigant claimed to have gotten the citations from a lawyer he hired through the internet. ” Smith v.

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

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About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism was established by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2005 under Supreme Court Rule 799(c) to foster increased civility, professionalism and inclusiveness among lawyers and judges in Illinois.

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Ruling Rightly Sends COVID Biz Interruption Question To Jury

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After a string of insurer coronavirus coverage wins on dispositive motions, a Missouri federal court's ruling this week in favor of the policyholder in K.C.