Missouri State Public Defender's Office /tags/missouri-state-public-defenders-office Missouri State Public Defender's Office en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:18:14 GMT Long Waits For Preliminary Hearings In St. Louis Draw Public Defender’s Ire /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-19/long-waits-for-preliminary-hearings-in-st-louis-draw-public-defenders-ire Detainees in the City Justice Center last year waited an average of 146 days before getting a preliminary hearing. District Defender Matthew Mahaffey discussed how practices by the Circuit Attorney's Office have contributed to long stays at the jail, which has been cited as a factor in recent unrest there. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:18:14 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-19/long-waits-for-preliminary-hearings-in-st-louis-draw-public-defenders-ire Sarah Fenske Missouri Woman’s $100K Jury Verdict Shows How Sex Discrimination Takes Many Forms /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-20/monday-legal-roundtable-digs-into-tofurky-trial-lawsuits-against-county The Legal Roundtable on "St. Louis on the Air" will discuss two cases that went to trial last week with the ACLU of Missouri as plaintiff, as well as a host of other legal matters. That includes a Greene County, Missouri, woman who says she was fired for being ugly. Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:05:58 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-20/monday-legal-roundtable-digs-into-tofurky-trial-lawsuits-against-county Sarah Fenske Mary Fox Talks About Leaving The Courtroom To Head Missouri’s Public Defender Office /politics-issues/2020-02-25/mary-fox-talks-about-leaving-the-courtroom-to-head-missouris-public-defender-office After spending nearly 15 years in courtrooms as the lead public defender in St. Louis, Mary Fox has a new job.Last month, she became head of Missouri’s… Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:45:18 GMT /politics-issues/2020-02-25/mary-fox-talks-about-leaving-the-courtroom-to-head-missouris-public-defender-office Rachel Lippmann Chief Missouri Justice Urges More Funding For Public Defenders, Court Technology In Annual Address /government-politics-issues/2020-01-22/chief-missouri-justice-urges-more-funding-for-public-defenders-court-technology-in-annual-address The chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court says the state needs to properly fund its public defender system to continue the criminal justice reforms… Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:37:25 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-01-22/chief-missouri-justice-urges-more-funding-for-public-defenders-court-technology-in-annual-address Rachel Lippmann Missouri Public Defender Suit Settlement Faces Fierce Resistance From State Attorney General /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-08-02/missouri-public-defender-suit-settlement-faces-fierce-resistance-from-state-attorney-general Two years ago, a pair of public interest law firms filed suit against the state of Missouri, saying it had failed to provide “meaningful” legal… Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-08-02/missouri-public-defender-suit-settlement-faces-fierce-resistance-from-state-attorney-general