A federal lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses a St. Louis suburb of often violating the rights of the poor by jailing them because they can’t pay small amounts of bond money. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis against 13,000-resident ...
Read More »St. Louis governing board to vote on police oversight panel
St. Louis’ governing board signed off Wednesday on sending a much-debated measure that would allow citizens to review complaints against police officers to a final vote as early as next week, with a key sponsor promising future tweaks while welcoming ...
Read More »Anthem subsidiaries face Missouri lawsuit over data breach
A Missouri lawsuit seeking class action status accuses three insurance agencies of failing to safeguard sensitive consumer data from hackers who recently breached health insurer Anthem Inc.’s computer networks. A lawsuit first filed in February in St. Louis County on ...
Read More »4 journalists arrested during Ferguson protests sue police
Four journalists arrested during last summer's Ferguson protests over the shooting death of Michael Brown filed a federal lawsuit Monday against St. Louis County police and 20 of its officers, accusing them of violating the reporters' civil rights and unjustifiably detaining them.
Read More »Kansas high court hears serial killer’s appeal; no decision
An attorney for a condemned serial killer who stuffed several victims' bodies into barrels urged Kansas' highest court Tuesday to throw out the convictions and death sentences, pressing issues varying from prosecutorial misconduct to a Bible used during jury deliberations.
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