A former Missouri lawmaker who was censured over sexual misconduct allegations has won a court case to recoup thousands of dollars seized from his salary as a penalty. Democrat Wiley Price was punished by his colleagues in 2021 after being accused of having sex with an intern and threatening a staffer to keep quiet. Colleagues also voted to deduct about $22,500 from his paychecks to cover the cost of the investigation. A Missouri judge has ruled that the legislature lacked the authority to deduct his wages and waited too long to punish him. Price is one of at least 158 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017.