Justice System /tags/justice-system Justice System en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:50:58 GMT Illinois’ End To Cash Bail Has Activists Celebrating — And Critics Hoping For Changes /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-23/illinois-end-to-cash-bail-has-activists-celebrating-and-critics-hoping-for-changes Advocates are celebrating a new law that will end wealth-based pretrial detention in Illinois. With Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature yesterday, the state becomes the first in the country to eliminate cash bail. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:50:58 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-23/illinois-end-to-cash-bail-has-activists-celebrating-and-critics-hoping-for-changes Emily Woodbury Masking Up and Swearing In: Jurors To Return To St. Louis-Area Courts /law-order/2020-09-17/masking-up-and-swearing-in-jurors-to-return-to-st-louis-area-courts After months of restricting in-person proceedings, courts in the St. Louis area are beginning to bring in jurors. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:09:57 GMT /law-order/2020-09-17/masking-up-and-swearing-in-jurors-to-return-to-st-louis-area-courts Becca Clark-Callender NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg Coming To St. Louis In October /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-25/npr-legal-affairs-correspondent-nina-totenberg-coming-to-st-louis-in-october President Trump has appointed judges at a fast and steady pace since he took office almost three years ago. His administration has appointed nearly one in… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:28:24 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-25/npr-legal-affairs-correspondent-nina-totenberg-coming-to-st-louis-in-october Emily Woodbury Post-Stockley verdict, local attorneys examine faith in a sometimes-flawed system /government-politics-issues/2017-09-29/post-stockley-verdict-local-attorneys-examine-faith-in-a-sometimes-flawed-system A simple concept underpins the American legal system: equal treatment.But the ideal more often is missed than met — at least that’s what protesters argue… Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:15:16 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-09-29/post-stockley-verdict-local-attorneys-examine-faith-in-a-sometimes-flawed-system Rachel Lippmann Protesters greet spring with march in Clayton, continued calls for change in justice system /government-politics-issues/2015-03-20/protesters-greet-spring-with-march-in-clayton-continued-calls-for-change-in-justice-system More than 100 people marched through the streets of Clayton Friday in a continuation of protests begun last August after Michael Brown was killed.Carrying… Sat, 21 Mar 2015 03:13:41 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-03-20/protesters-greet-spring-with-march-in-clayton-continued-calls-for-change-in-justice-system Missouri Still Has A Justice Gap Say St. Louis Attorneys Who Serve The Poor /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-01-09/missouri-still-has-a-justice-gap-say-st-louis-attorneys-who-serve-the-poor When people of means encounter injustice or are accused of crimes, they hire an attorney to represent them in a court of law. But for people living in… Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:52:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-01-09/missouri-still-has-a-justice-gap-say-st-louis-attorneys-who-serve-the-poor