Courts /tags/courts Courts en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT 'Kept me out the street': How a St. Louis police program provides new purpose for parolees /government-politics-issues/2024-12-12/st-louis-police-program-new-purpose-parolees The St. Louis Police Partnership Program connects participants and their families with officers through monthly home visits and resources like jobs, education and housing. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-12/st-louis-police-program-new-purpose-parolees Ulaa Kuziez Closed during the pandemic, Granite City area courtroom set to return in 2025 /law-order/2024-10-23/closed-during-the-pandemic-granite-city-area-courtroom-set-to-return-in-2025 Historically, the Granite City courtroom had also heard cases from nearby communities like Madison, Pontoon Beach and Venice. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:50:19 GMT /law-order/2024-10-23/closed-during-the-pandemic-granite-city-area-courtroom-set-to-return-in-2025 Will Bauer Chief judge in St. Clair County says Illinois is safer after a year without cash bail /law-order/2024-09-18/chief-judge-st-clair-county-illinois-safer-cash-bail Wednesday marks one year since Illinois ended cash bail. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-09-18/chief-judge-st-clair-county-illinois-safer-cash-bail Will Bauer Missouri marijuana expungements drag on months after constitutional deadlines /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/missouri-marijuana-expungements-drags-months-after-constitutional-deadlines Under the 2022 constitution amendment that legalized marijuana, Missouri courts were required to complete misdemeanors by last June and felonies by last December. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/missouri-marijuana-expungements-drags-months-after-constitutional-deadlines Rebecca Rivas U.S. Supreme Court examines whether government can combat disinformation online /government-politics-issues/2024-03-18/supreme-court-examines-whether-government-can-combat-disinformation-online The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:37:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-18/supreme-court-examines-whether-government-can-combat-disinformation-online Nina Totenberg St. Clair County Courthouse construction starting soon. Here’s how it will impact you /law-order/2024-02-04/st-clair-county-courthouse-construction-starting-soon-heres-how-it-will-impact-you Officials say the construction project will expand the entry lobby, improve the security checkpoint there and provide street-level entry on the southwest side of the building. Sun, 04 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-02-04/st-clair-county-courthouse-construction-starting-soon-heres-how-it-will-impact-you Lexi Cortes Illinois Supreme Court weighs admissibility of ‘reenactment’ in murder case /law-order/2024-01-11/illinois-supreme-court-weighs-admissibility-of-reenactment-in-murder-case There is a possibility the Illinois case plagued by procedural issues could be later retried. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-01-11/illinois-supreme-court-weighs-admissibility-of-reenactment-in-murder-case Andrew Adams Illinois will no longer have cash bail on Monday. What does that mean in the Metro East? /law-order/2023-09-15/illinois-will-no-longer-have-cash-bail-on-monday-what-does-that-mean-in-the-metro-east State lawmakers passed and the governor signed the criminal justice reform back in 2021. Originally scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, lawsuits slowed the SAFE-T Act's enactment. The legislation includes the elimination of cash bail. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-09-15/illinois-will-no-longer-have-cash-bail-on-monday-what-does-that-mean-in-the-metro-east Will Bauer A St. Louis cop's 'reckless' detective work put innocent men in jail. He can’t be sued /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-20/a-st-louis-cops-reckless-detective-work-put-innocent-men-in-jail-he-cant-be-sued Attorneys Eric Banks, Brenda Talent and Sarah Swatosh tackle qualified immunity and abortion on St. Louis on the Air’s Legal Roundtable. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:26:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-20/a-st-louis-cops-reckless-detective-work-put-innocent-men-in-jail-he-cant-be-sued Danny Wicentowski Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over a 2015 law to cap revenue from court fines /government-politics-issues/2021-10-09/missouri-supreme-court-hears-arguments-over-a-2015-law-to-cap-revenue-from-court-fines Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer said taxation-by-citation was “entrenched in St. Louis County” and it impacted poor, minority communities. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 14:35:54 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-09/missouri-supreme-court-hears-arguments-over-a-2015-law-to-cap-revenue-from-court-fines Rebecca Rivas