Lawrence Salander

Among the legal news Wednesday: Missouri voters passed a ballot measure that would block the government from forcing people to buy health insurance; BP faces a class action suit from pollution at a Texas refinery, art dealer Lawrence Salander, who defrauded his clients of $120 million, is sentenced to state prison.

This past week, art dealer Lawrence Salander pleaded not guilty in New York Supreme court to over 100 charges, including grand larceny and securities fraud. Salander, whose gallery was at the heart of an $88 million scam, was uncovered with the help of John McEnroe. The famed tennis player, who had...