The Trump Administration is asking a federal judge to dismiss Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to a popular abortion drug. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed access to the abortion drug last year. And last December,...
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is suing the U.S. Justice Department over its decision to send observers to central Missouri’s Cole County. They’re being sent to make sure the county is complying with Title II of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act so that...
After a more than 18-month investigation, the U.S. Justice Department says Missouri has broken federal law by unnecessarily putting adults with mental illness in nursing homes. Alisa Nelson talks to Jefferson City attorney Harvey Tettlebaum, who represents groups in...
A U.S. Department of Justice report says Missouri’s use of nursing homes for people with mental illness violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. After an 18-month investigation, the federal agency says it has found that Missouri is failing to instead provide...
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to block the planned merger of Capital One and Discover Card. The bank holding company that issues Capital One Visa and Mastercards announced Monday that it would buy Discover Financial...