Police Violence
A federal judge advanced civil rights claims by a protester who says one St. Louis police officer pepper-sprayed him in the face without warning and with no attempt to arrest him.
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Bail
A federal judge granted class certification and a preliminary injunction to plaintiffs who were detained in St. Louis jails, often for more than a month, because they were unable to afford bail.
Read moreFederal Judge Certifies Class in St. Louis Police Protests
A federal judge on Tuesday certified a class of protesters who claim their civil rights were violated by St. Louis police in the aftermath of a white officer’s acquittal on a first-degree murder charge for killing a black motorist.
Read moreSt. Louis County Exec Quits, Under Indictment
St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger resigned Monday after being indicted by a federal grand jury in a pay-to-play scheme. The 44-page indictment cites many damning text messages.
Read moreRams to Pay $24M for St. Louis Seat Licenses
The Los Angeles Rams will pay up to $24 million to former personal seat license owners in St. Louis and another $7.4 million in attorney’s fees and expenses to settle a class action over the football team’s relocation.
Read moreSt. Louis Cops Charged With Assaulting … a St. Louis Cop
Four St. Louis police officers were suspended without pay after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from the arrest and assault of a protester — who happened to be an undercover officer.
Read moreMissouri Court Rules Against Rams in Relocation Dispute
St. Louis won another round in its legal battle against the Rams and the National Football League over the team’s move to Los Angeles, after a Missouri appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Rams cannot compel arbitration to settle the dispute.
Read moreCop Cleared of Murder Charge Sues Prosecutor & Police
A former St. Louis police officer whose acquittal on a murder charge last September led to protests sued the city’s former circuit attorney and an internal affairs detective Wednesday for malicious prosecution and defamation.
Read moreWithheld Evidence Reopens White-on-Black Police Killing
Citing DNA evidence that was withheld, a federal judge Tuesday ordered the reopening of a civil rights lawsuit in a high-profile, white-on-black police killing of a drug suspect.
Read moreJudge Rules Against Rams Fans in Dispute Over Season Tickets
The Los Angeles Rams won the latest round in an ongoing legal battle against former St. Louis season ticket holders after a federal judge declined Tuesday to decide the case in favor of fans who bought personal seat licenses.
Read moreSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Reporter Accuses Police of Excessive Force
A journalist arrested and jailed for 13 hours after covering street protests arising from the 2011 shooting of a black man sued St. Louis and several officers, claiming they pepper-sprayed and assaulted him even though he did nothing wrong and clearly identified himself as a member of the press.
Read moreMissouri Fights St. Louis Over Wrongful Conviction Money
After agreeing to pay half of a $13.8 million settlement to a man wrongfully convicted of murder, Missouri’s attorney general changed his mind and sued St. Louis, seeking to limit the state’s liability to $1 million.
Read moreProsecuted for Having 3 Yard Signs, Man Sues City
Prosecuted for displaying Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter signs in his yard, a suburban St. Louis man has sued his city for threatening him with jail time for sticking more than one political sign on his front lawn.
Read moreStiffing Teachers
The Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis sued Missouri in City Court, claiming state Senate Bill 62 will reduce payments to the system by $132 million by 2033, leaving the system funded only at 71 percent of its obligations.
Read moreGrand Juror Can’t Write About Serving on Michael Brown Case
A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a member of the Michael Brown grand jury who sought to go public with her experience.
Read moreFederal Judge Limits St. Louis Police Tactics During Protests
In a win for the American Civil Liberties Union, a federal judge found St. Louis police violated demonstrators’ rights during recent protests and ruled they can’t use or threaten to use pepper spray against peaceful protesters.
Read moreClass Calls St. Louis Pretrial Lockup Hell on Earth
Pretrial detainees at the St. Louis Medium Security Institution, known as “the Workhouse,” face “hellish and inhumane conditions,” including infestations of rats and snakes and officer-directed assaults, they say in a federal class action.
Read moreEvidence Will Be Reviewed Again in White-on-Black Police Killing
Missouri’s attorney general will hire an independent investigator to find out if his predecessor withheld evidence before Anthony Lamar Smith’s family settled a wrongful death lawsuit in the case of the black man who was killed by the white policeman who was cleared of a murder charge this month.
Read moreACLU Says St. Louis Police ‘Kettling’ Violated Protesters’ Rights
St. Louis city police officers violated protesters’ civil rights by using chemical weapons and interfering with the videotaping of police activity during a controversial arrest technique used Sunday night, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
Read moreEx-Cop’s Acquittal on Shooting Sparks Protest in St. Louis
A St. Louis judge on Friday found a white former police officer who killed a black motorist six years ago not guilty of first-degree murder, prompting fears of protests and riots mirroring those in Ferguson, Missouri, three years ago.
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