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Business Wire
28-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Judge Patricia Breckenridge (Ret.) to Receive the 2025 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Eighth Circuit
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patricia Breckenridge has been selected to receive the prestigious 2025 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Eighth Circuit. Breckenridge was a judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri from 2007 until her retirement in 2023 and served as chief justice from 2015 to 2017. She will receive the award from Judge Duane Benton at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, in August. Judge Patricia Breckenridge (Ret.), selected to receive prestigious 2025 American @InnsofCourt Professionalism Award for the 8th Circuit. #InnsofCourt #mizzou #MizzouAlumni #MizzouLaw Share 'As a member of our state's highest court for over 15 years, she worked tirelessly to improve Missourians' lives….,' writes Willie J. Epps Jr., chief magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, who nominated Breckenridge for the award. Breckenridge earned an undergraduate degree with honors in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1975, then earned her law degree from the university in 1977. She then practiced law with her father and husband in the firm Russell, Brown, Bickel and Breckenridge in her hometown of Nevada, Missouri. Breckenridge's judicial career began even as she was practicing law. From 1979 to 1982, she also served as the town's assistant municipal judge. Soon after, she was appointed as associate circuit judge for Vernon County, becoming the first woman to serve in the position. In 1990, Breckenridge was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District, becoming only the second woman to serve. In 2007, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Missouri. During her tenure as chief justice, she was appointed to serve on the National Center for State Courts National Task Force on Fines, Fees, and Bail Practices, which gave her a platform for improving the administration of justice nationwide. In 2019, Breckenridge received the organization's Distinguished Service Award for Appellate Judges. Breckenridge has also been active in the nonprofit world. She co-founded the Council for Families in Crisis, for example, which offered a hotline, a support group for abuse victims, anger management counseling, and then established a battered women's shelter in Nevada, Missouri, that has existed for more than 35 years. Breckenridge has mentored four sisters for 27 years through Operation Breakthrough, a nonprofit childcare provider and after-school program that serves low-income children in Kansas City, Missouri. Breckenridge has been a member of the Elwood L. Thomas American Inn of Court since 2012. She served as president of the Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges from 1990 to 1991. The American Inns of Court, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, inspires the legal community to advance the rule of law by achieving the highest level of professionalism through example, education, and mentoring. The organization's membership includes more than 30,000 federal, state, and local judges; lawyers; law professors; and law students in more than 350 chapters nationwide. More information is available at
Washington Post
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Supreme Court pauses ruling that weakens Voting Rights Act in some states
The Supreme Court on Thursday paused a lower-court ruling that bars individuals in seven Midwestern states from bringing lawsuits claiming voting laws are racially discriminatory under a landmark civil rights law. The justices sided with Native American tribes who sought the emergency stay, arguing that the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit gutted a powerful Voting Rights Act tool that helps ensure voting maps are drawn equitably.
Epoch Times
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Supreme Court Halts Lower Court Order Blocking Voting Discrimination Lawsuits
The Supreme Court on July 24 paused a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit previously issued an order barring voters in the seven states it covers from filing the lawsuits. The states within the circuit's geographical boundaries are North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska.
CNET
23-07-2025
- Business
- CNET
Cancelling a Subscription? Apple Lets Devs Make You an Offer You (Maybe) Can't Refuse
Got some subscriptions on an Apple device you're looking to cancel? You might be in for an extra step in the near future -- or a deal you decide you can't pass up. I don't about you, but often when I'm trying cancel a subscription (like Starz, when Outlander isn't airing), I often get an offer to stick around for a temporarily discounted price. It can be annoying sometimes, but I'd be lying if I said I've never taken them up on the offer. However you feel about that common customer retention practice, you can expect to see it on your Apple devices in the near future, according to findings from 9to5Mac. Spotted in the company's App Store documentation, developers now have a few options for presenting you with a further message whenever you attempt to end a subscription, including messages encouraging you to consider a different price tier, or a message offering you a promotional discount. At that point in the process, you'll still have the standard "Confirm Cancellation" and "Don't Cancel" options available to you, so no need to worry about further complications to cancellation beyond this extra decision. It comes just after the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Federal Trade Commission's "Click to Cancel" rule, which sought to make cancelling subscriptions as simple as the push of one button. The rule might make a comeback soon, as the ruling was only because the FTC had not taken the necessary regulatory analysis for a move that would have an impact on the US economy greater than $1 million. Apple did not respond to CNET's request for comment prior to publication.
CNET
22-07-2025
- Business
- CNET
Struggling to Cancel Your Subscriptions? Try These 3 Workarounds
The Click to Cancel rule would have made it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up so you can save on unwanted subscriptions. Cole Kan/CNET The Federal Trade Commission's "click to cancel" rule has been blocked. The rule would have made it easy to cancel unwanted subscriptions. However, the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the rule earlier this month because the FTC failed to conduct a preliminary regulatory analysis, which is required for rules that could impact the US economy by more than $1 million. "While we certainly do not endorse the use of unfair and deceptive practices in negative option marketing, the procedural deficiencies of the Commission's rulemaking process are fatal here," the court's ruling stated. As CNET's consumer insights editor and someone with quite a few subscriptions, I was looking forward to this rule being finalized. It's easy to rack up streaming subscriptions and other monthly services with just a few taps or clicks. Before you know it, you're paying more in subscriptions than you budgeted for. On average, we spend over $1,000 a year on subscriptions and waste around $200 a year on unwanted apps. And trying to lower that cost by canceling your subscriptions can be tricky when companies hide their cancellation buttons or require you to call or visit an office location just to cancel. If you're struggling to cancel your subscriptions, here's what CNET experts recommend. How to find and cancel unwanted subscriptions Before you can cancel your subscriptions, you'll want to do an audit to make sure you flag any services you no longer want to pay for. You can spot unwanted subscriptions by combing through your bank account and credit card statements from the past month and looking for recurring charges. If you spot any unwanted subscriptions, log in to your service account and cancel or pause the service. If you're struggling to find an option to cancel, call the service's customer service phone number to end your account. In some cases, like with certain gym memberships, you may be required to cancel in person. This app can cancel subscriptions for you If that sounds like too much work, CNET Money editor Kelly Ernst has an easier solution. "The budgeting app I use, Rocket Money, can help you find subscriptions you're not using and cancel them for you. It saved me $400 in 15 minutes." Rocket Money is CNET's pick for best budgeting app, and it comes with both a free and a paid tier. You can have the app look for recurring subscriptions for free. If you'd like it to cancel on your behalf, you'll need to sign up for the paid tier, which starts at just $6 a month. You can also find and cancel some subscriptions from your phone If you pay for subscriptions using Apple Pay or Google Pay, you may be able to cancel them from your phone. For Apple devices, navigate to your settings and click on your Apple account. From there, click "Subscriptions" and you'll see which ones you're paying for, the amount and when it will renew. From there, you can see other plans or cancel your subscription. If you have an Android device, you can cancel your subscriptions by opening the Google Play store and tapping your profile icon. From there, you'll navigate to "Payments and Subscriptions" to click on "Subscriptions." You can then see which subscriptions you're paying for, but which you'll need to cancel through the servicer's app or website -- like Netflix or Hulu, for example.
