The Missouri Supreme Court issued guidance this week to all state judges considering releasing individuals in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts in Missouri have been suspended until April due to coronavirus, the state Supreme Court ordered.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Dozens of state representatives have signed onto a letter asking Missouri’s highest court to reverse course on pre-trial release standards it…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice George W. Draper III called for a continued push for criminal justice reform in the legislature as…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week regarding the General Assembly’s decision to withhold Medicaid funds from “any abortion…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A pair of bills filed by Rep. David Evans this week would set “basic presumption” standards for judges when considering bond,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides certain protections to some undocumented immigrants, many who…
Javier Alatorre, one of the suspects in a mass shooting at a Kansas City, Kansas, bar over the weekend, has a history of run-ins with…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s controversial voter ID law is finally before the state’s highest court. The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the…
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing federal law does not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the…