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DEBORAH VAN FLEET Missouri News Service
Disability
Missourians segregated due to disability may have discrimination claims
In Missouri and around the country, people with disabilities are living in institutions who could successfully live in the community with the right support. According to the 1990 Americans with ...
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Disability
ADA, court ruling protect disabled Missourians’ right to integrated living
Many Missourians with developmental and intellectual disabilities live successfully in the community, and disability advocates stress this is their right under the 1990 Americans with Disabilities ...
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Guns
Legal expert on castle doctrine, ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
Missouri’s Stand Your Ground law has been cited a number of times since the recent shooting of a Missouri teen by a homeowner whose house he went to by mistake. But one expert said the statute ...
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