St. Louis Circuit Court /tags/st-louis-circuit-court St. Louis Circuit Court en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:47:36 GMT St. Louis sheriff calls successor a ‘monkey’ after ejecting a journalist from courthouse steps /law-order/2024-10-10/st-louis-sherriff-vernon-betts-monkey-alfred-montgomery-press St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts had officers remove a © 2024 photojournalist attempting to photograph a land tax sale auction held in front of the Civil Courts Building earlier this week. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:47:36 GMT /law-order/2024-10-10/st-louis-sherriff-vernon-betts-monkey-alfred-montgomery-press Brian Munoz Christopher Dunn is a free man after 34 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit /law-order/2024-07-30/missouri-christopher-dunn-released-prison-wrongful-conviction Christopher Dunn was released from a Missouri prison after being wrongfully incarcerated for 34 years. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:09:51 GMT /law-order/2024-07-30/missouri-christopher-dunn-released-prison-wrongful-conviction Lacretia Wimbley Christopher Dunn remains in prison after Missouri Supreme Court puts his release on hold /law-order/2024-07-24/missouri-christopher-dunn-release-deadline Christopher Dunn, who a judge ruled was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for more than 30 years, remains in prison after a series of court rulings on Wednesday. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:27:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-24/missouri-christopher-dunn-release-deadline Lacretia Wimbley Christopher Dunn remains in prison after a Missouri judge ordered his release /law-order/2024-07-23/christopher-dunn-prison-missouri-judge-overturned-conviction His family members say they’re holding their breath awaiting his release after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office expressed plans to appeal the decision. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:32:59 GMT /law-order/2024-07-23/christopher-dunn-prison-missouri-judge-overturned-conviction Lacretia Wimbley Missouri attorney general opposes St. Louis prosecutor’s push to free Christopher Dunn /law-order/2024-05-14/missouri-attorney-general-st-louis-prosecutor-chris-dunn-release-push Dunn was convicted for a 1990 deadly shooting of a teen in St. Louis. Others involved in the case later admitted they lied about Dunn’s involvement. No DNA ever tied Dunn to the murder. Tue, 14 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-05-14/missouri-attorney-general-st-louis-prosecutor-chris-dunn-release-push Debra Chandler Landis Deputy sues St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts, claiming racial discrimination and retaliation /government-politics-issues/2023-02-21/deputy-sues-st-louis-sheriff-vernon-betts-claiming-racial-discrimination-and-retaliation Deputy Steve Chalmers claims Sheriff Vernon Betts demoted him and used racial slurs because Chalmers didn’t support him in the last two elections. A recorded phone call allegedly captures Betts disparaging the deputy for not supporting him politically. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:27:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-02-21/deputy-sues-st-louis-sheriff-vernon-betts-claiming-racial-discrimination-and-retaliation Sarah Fentem McCloskeys file lawsuit against Cori Bush and Rasheen Aldridge over 2020 protests /government-politics-issues/2022-06-29/mccloskeys-file-lawsuit-against-cori-bush-and-rasheen-aldridge-over-2020-protests U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, have filed a lawsuit against Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush and state Rep. Rasheen Aldridge for participating in protests that passed the McCloskeys’ home. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:23:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-06-29/mccloskeys-file-lawsuit-against-cori-bush-and-rasheen-aldridge-over-2020-protests Chad Davis St. Louis memorial to honor enslaved Missourians who sought freedom through lawsuits /race-identity-and-faith/2022-06-17/st-louis-memorial-to-honor-enslaved-missourians-who-sought-freedom-through-lawsuits St. Louis will pay homage to hundreds of enslaved Black Missourians who fought for their freedom with the help of local lawyers, jurors and judges. Their lawsuits filed in the 1800s are known as “freedom suits.” Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2022-06-17/st-louis-memorial-to-honor-enslaved-missourians-who-sought-freedom-through-lawsuits Andrea Y. Henderson St. Louis treatment court grads say the program is tough — but a life-changer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-06/st-louis-treatment-court-grads-say-the-program-is-tough-but-a-life-changer In its 25 years, St. Louis drug treatment court has gone from being perceived as a way to keep drug convictions from marring otherwise clean records to helping the city’s most vulnerable. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:29:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-06/st-louis-treatment-court-grads-say-the-program-is-tough-but-a-life-changer Sarah Fenske A downtown memorial will honor enslaved people who sued for freedom /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-15/a-downtown-memorial-will-honor-enslaved-people-who-sued-for-freedom St. Louis Circuit Court will honor the men and women who filed freedom suits in St. Louis — and the lawyers who worked on them. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:00:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-15/a-downtown-memorial-will-honor-enslaved-people-who-sued-for-freedom Sarah Fenske