The Ferguson-Florissant School District on Thursday asked to file a mid-case appeal following a ruling last week that found the district’s school board elections violate the Voting Rights Act. “We understand it’s a long shot, but we think it’s a ...
Read More »Judge rules against St. Louis prosecutor in disclosure case
A judge has ordered St. Louis’ city prosecutor to disclose names and addresses of victims and witnesses to defendants. St. Louis Circuit Judge Gael Wood’s order Wednesday follows more than a year of litigation by St. Louis’ head public defender ...
Read More »Filling police vacancies is latest struggle for Ferguson
Two years after Michael Brown’s shooting death put a national spotlight on Ferguson police, the suburban St. Louis city is struggling to maintain the number of officers it needs. The department is facing 13 vacancies. It’s down to a staff ...
Read More »Former St. Louis assistant prosecutor disbarred
The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred Bliss Barber Worrell, a former St. Louis assistant prosecutor who admitted to trying to conceal a police officer’s assault of a man in custody. In July, Worrell was sentenced to 18 months of probation ...
Read More »SEC: Former Monsanto exec to get $22.5M as whistleblower
A former Monsanto Co. financial executive who tipped off regulators about the agribusiness giant’s accounting practices involving rebates for its Roundup weed-killer will get nearly $22.5 million as a whistleblower, federal securities regulators announced Tuesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Read More »Transgender inmate latest to push for hormone treatment
A transgender inmate is suing the Missouri prison system for refusing to provide hormone therapy as she transitions to a woman, adding her voice to those of prisoners in other states who argue that denying such treatment amounts to cruel ...
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court approves transfer in stadium case
In a rare move, the Missouri Supreme Court approved the transfer of a case about a St. Louis ordinance requiring voter approval to publicly fund sports stadiums, sending it back to the Missouri Court of Appeals to consider a motion ...
Read More »Candidate in state representative race claims voter fraud
Election officials in St. Louis are asking the city’s circuit attorney and the U.S. attorney’s office to investigate allegations of voter fraud in the August primary election for a state representative race that was won by a narrow margin. On ...
Read More »Al-Jazeera reporters claim mistreatment in Ferguson
Three journalists who reported on the 2014 Ferguson riots for Al-Jazeera America have filed a lawsuit accusing police officers of violating their rights. The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in St. Louis, Ash-har Qurashi, Marla Cichowski and Sam Winslade ...
Read More »Suit over law firm’s alleged breach of settlement can proceed
An appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit alleging that the Clayton-based Cosgrove Law Group breached a confidential settlement involving its lead attorney, David Cosgrove. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District also said that, despite the “embarrassing” nature of the ...
Read More »Sweetie Pie’s owner sues son alleging trademark infringement
The owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurants in the St. Louis area is suing her son, alleging trademark infringement because he is using the restaurant name at three of his own restaurants. Robbie Montgomery filed suit in federal court Monday against ...
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