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Diocese of Belleville / Abuse Suit
4:40 pm
Fri August 5, 2011

Lawyer: Diocese of Belleville to pay $6.33 million in abuse suit

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A map of the area of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, Ill.

An attorney for a man sexually abused by a southwestern Illinois priest says his client soon will receive $6.3 million related to a lawsuit the man won against the Diocese of Belleville.

Mike Weilmuenster tells the Belleville News-Democrat that a court hearing Wednesday in St. Clair County could involve the payout to James Wisniewski of Champaign.

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Co. trash districts
2:12 pm
Tue July 19, 2011

Mo. Supreme Court rejects one legal challenge to St. Louis County trash districts

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Missouri's Supreme Court has rejected one of several legal challenges to a series of trash districts in St. Louis County.

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Mo. Voter ID
11:05 am
Thu July 7, 2011

Suit challenges Mo. voter photo ID

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An interior view of the dome of the Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Mo.

A lawsuit is seeking to strike down a proposed constitutional amendment allowing a photo identification mandate for Missouri voters.

The measure passed the Missouri General Assembly this session and is scheduled to go before voters in November 2012.

It would ask voters to amend the state Constitution and allow lawmakers to enact early voting laws and photo ID requirements.

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