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Federal appeals court allows Missouri to enforce vegan food label law

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat.

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St. Louis Couple Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors After Pointing Guns at Protesters

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couple who made headlines for pointing guns at demonstrators during last June’s protests over the death of George Floyd, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges, and agreed to give up the weapons they used during the confrontation, the Associated Press reports. Senate seat in Missouri, was unapologetic after the hearing.

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Lawmakers, Law Enforcement in Two States Crack Down on Homeless

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Over objections from his own administration, Missouri Gov. The Missouri law states that “no person shall be permitted to use state-owned lands for unauthorized sleeping, camping, or long-term shelters.”

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Illinois Scores Top Rank in Reintegrating Ex-Incarcerees, Alaska is Lowest

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Several new states have joined those previously identified as reform leaders, and half a dozen other states have made “substantial improvements” to existing laws, according to the report. The survey and report card are the latest in a regular series of evaluations of progress in the nation’s restorative rights laws, produced by CCRC.

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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. . ” New Mexico and Oregon.

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St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods – Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back

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Louis’ extreme, particularly as a response to petty incidents, according to experts in law enforcement. I don’t think the actual terms of the neighborhood order of protection were clear to my client,” said Maureen Hanlon, an attorney for the public-interest law group ArchCity Defenders. “It But few have taken the practice to St.

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Missouri Court: Mark McCloskey Pardoned But Still Guilty

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Mark McCloskey later pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors to end the case, but was then granted a pardon. The Missouri Court of Appeals has now prevented that return of the weapons by denying a motion for replevin. As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands. He then sough the return of two firearms.

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