The Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that a former St. Louis circuit attorney is entitled to absolute immunity over her prosecution of a white former police officer, whose acquittal in the death of a black motorist sparked a wave of often violent protests.
Read moreJoining millions of others across the country, thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown St. Louis on Sunday afternoon to protest institutional racism and police brutality in honor of George Floyd.
Read moreA bold decision by St. Louis-area protest leaders yielded immediate results as there were no reports of looting or violence late Tuesday night.
Read moreState and local governments, a favorite target of the 1,279 coronavirus-related lawsuits filed since April 1, often for stay-at-home orders, finally fired back Monday, when St. Louis County sued House of Pain Gym Services, for opening its two gyms in defiance of a county order.
Read moreA federal class action protests St. Louis’ demand to evacuate homeless camps in public parks under threat of arrest, as the 500 to 600 homeless people have no place else to go, and arresting them would be cruel and unusual punishment.
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A white former police officer whose acquittal in the death of a black suspect set off weeks of protests argued Wednesday before the Eighth Circuit that St. Louis officials were not entitled to immunity from his defamation lawsuit.
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A federal judge did not adequately weigh a new Missouri Supreme Court rule for cash bail bonds before issuing an injunction prohibiting the practice in St. Louis city courts, the Eighth Circuit ruled.
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A police union spokesman on Tuesday called St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner the worst prosecutor in the country, a day after she accused the union and city of a racist conspiracy to force her out.
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A lawyer for four people who claim they were held in a debtors’ jail in St. Louis argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Thursday that a recent change in bail procedures does not make their case moot.
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National Football League team owners and other high-level league officials will have to turn over eight years of cellphone records as part of a lawsuit over the Rams’ move to Los Angeles, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled.
Read moreA federal judge refused St. Louis’ request to dismiss a civil rights complaint from protesters of police brutality, as evidence indicates police may have a practice of using chemical agents against protesters without providing warning or leaving them a means of egress.
Read moreA disgraced former St. Louis County executive was sentenced Friday to 46 months in federal prison for his role in a pay-to-play scheme that awarded government contracts to campaign donors.
Read moreA federal judge advanced some claims from a disabled journalist who claims police pepper-sprayed her without warning while she covered a peaceful protest against police brutality on Sept. 29, 2017.
Read moreA federal judge refused to dismiss all claims from a reporter whom St. Louis police beat, pepper-sprayed and arrested while he was covering a protest against police violence.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreA 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 moreA 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 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 moreThe 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 moreFour 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.
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