Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court is setting new minimum standards for municipal courts in response to accusations that courts in the St. Louis area routinely violate the rights of the poor. Chief Justice Patricia Breckenridge spoke of these new standards on Thursday at the joint annual meeting of the Missouri Bar Association…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri court has struck down parts of a law meant to address concerns raised after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. A Cole County judge ruled Monday it is unconstitutional to limit St. Louis-area municipalities to less traffic ticket and court fine revenues than cities elsewhere in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new study suggests that a community’s affluence plays a role in determining a person’s municipal court experience. Saint Louis University conducted an exit poll of 753 people leaving courts in thirteen St. Louis County municipalities. The poll found that both black and white residents had a far better experience in…
(St. Louis, MO) — The Ferguson Commission is set to meet again Monday night, this time at St. Louis University. The third meeting of the group will be held in Il Monastero Hall on the east end of the Midtown campus. The meeting begins at 5 o’clock and is open to the public. Comments from…