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The Missouri Supreme Court seems poised to make it easier for the public to access the disciplinary history of attorneys by making that information available online.
While disciplinary actions are already public record, there is the concern that posting the information online will make it more difficult for attorneys to escape their pasts.See the full content of this document
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Mo Supreme Court Poised to Provide Disciplinary History of Attorneys On the Web
There's always the concern of having someone have to wear a scarlet letter around, that we are a culture also that believes that people can make mistakes and recover from those mistakes and shouldn't have to bear the marking of that mistake forever, said St. Louis attorney Michael Downey, who defends lawyers facing disciplinary charges.
The Missouri Supreme Court will take up the issue at its April meeting, and Chief Justice Michael Wolff...See the full content of this document
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