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Kansas City, Missouri

Legal resources in Kansas City.

Kansas City is Missouri's largest city by population (spanning Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties, with most population in Jackson County) and anchors the Missouri side of the KC metro. The city hosts the 16th Judicial Circuit Court at the Jackson County Courthouse, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, and a deep corporate, healthcare, logistics, and plaintiff bar. Kansas City is also home to a 1% earnings tax on residents and nonresidents working within the city.

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Kansas City is in Jackson County. Visit the county page for courthouse information and local legal aid resources.