Wednesday marked the fourth day of the Lyft hearing in downtown St. Louis. The Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC) sees the ride-sharing app as a taxi service, and wants Lyft to comply with existing regulations. But Lyft says it is a not a taxi. Who has the stronger legal argument?
Meanwhile, St. Louis cabbie Umar Lee wrote an bringing up questions of race, class and social justice. And Mayor Francis Slay is to make changes to MTC regulations and wants Lyft to enter dialogue as well.
Late Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court pending a review of the case by the full court. News agencies have also entered legal battles over Missouri executions challenging the state鈥檚 policy of not disclosing the name of the pharmacy that provides the drugs the state uses to carry out executions. 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Chris McDaniel is a plaintiff in the second suit.
Jurors sided with Anheuser-Busch in a last week. Will she appeal the verdict? And if so, how strong is her case?
In our monthly legal roundtable, host Don Marsh talked with a panel of legal experts to explain these issues and more.
The panelists included:
- Barbara Seely, J.D., Regional Attorney, St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- William Freivogel, J.D., Director, School of Journalism; Associate Professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University 鈥� Carbondale
- Mark Smith, J.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, The Career Center, Washington University
Other topics included:
- U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 latest rulings on , and
- Whether Donald Sterling has a legal argument to
- NPR鈥檚 special series
St. Louis on the Air provides discussion about issues and concerns facing the St. Louis area. The show is produced by and and hosted by veteran journalist .
