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Man sues City of St. Louis and officers after getting shot in back while a teen
ST. LOUIS - Tyron Edwards filed a lawsuit in October in St. Louis City Circuit Court against the City of St. Louis, Ryan Murphy and Thomas Streckfuss for excessive force. -
Family sues after man is 'executed' by St. Louis police
ST. LOUIS -- A family is suing after claims that a man was "executed" by members of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. -
Missouri Supreme Court remands $2.5 million judgment awarded to wrongfully incarcerated litigant
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated and remanded a city of St. Louis Circuit Court judgment that awarded $2.5 million to a man who was incarcerated after two St. Louis police officers improperly accused him of possession of cocaine -
Ethical Society of Police opposes defunding 200 vacant St. Louis law enforcement jobs
A St. Louis Metro Police Department hiring freeze would be misguided, according to the Ethical Society of Police (ESOP) -
Law enforcement bills progress, provisions provide more protection for officers: association
Police representatives are confident a bill offering more protections for officers accused of wrong doing will be passed by legislators. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI: U.S. Attorneys Say Strike Force Combats Drugs, Violence in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area
A new St. Louis Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Gateway Strike Force is combatting drug traffickers and violent criminals on both sides of the Mississippi River, Adam Cohen of the DOJ OCDETF Executive Office, U.S. Attorney Steve Weinhoeft in the Southern District of Illinois (SDIL), and U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen in the Eastern District of Missouri (EDMO) announce -
Physician files voluntary dismissal notice in Mercy Clinic suit after federal judge allows breach of contract claim to proceed
ST. LOUIS – After a federal judge allowed a physician plaintiff alleging fraudulent billing to proceed with a breach of contract claim, the plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice. -
Taxpayers should not have to pay punitive damages, tort reform advocate says after $20 million award in discrimination case
JEFFERSON CITY – Weeks after a jury awarded almost $20 million to a St. Louis police sergeant after he allegedly had been told to "tone down" his "gayness," a tort reform advocate decried the use of taxpayer dollars to pay punitive damages. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Three Additional Federal Indictments Secured Through Safer Streets Initiative
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) deputized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office through the Safer Streets Initiative have secured three more federal indictments, bringing the total number of unsealed indictments to seven since the initiative was launched. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Schmitt Secures Three More Federal Indictments Through Safer Streets Initiative
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has secured an additional three federal indictments in St. Louis through the Safer Streets Initiative. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: St. Louis Crime Commission Donates $200,000 to Better Family Life to Prevent Violent Crime in St. Louis
St. Louis Crime Commission – joined by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Jeff Jensen, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Chief John Hayden, and St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar – announced in a press conference an investment of $200,000 to Better Family Life to help deter violent crime and aid families of victims of violent crime in the St. Louis region. Better Family Life, represented by James Clark, accepted the donation from the Crime Commission’s President Ed Dowd. -
Federal court dismisses pro se suit against Mercy Clinic East Communities
ST. LOUIS – A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri’s Eastern Division judge has dismissed a suit against Mercy Clinic East Communities over allegations it falsified insurance claims. -
Court rules that man was not maliciously prosecuted in 2013
A man who spent three years in prison after being convicted of the armed robbery of a woman has failed in his suit for malicious prosecution against the city of St. Louis, individual police officers and the police board. -
ACLU lawsuit claims St. Louis violated protester's rights during women's march
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri branch of the ACLU said it recently filed a lawsuit claiming the city of St. Louis violated the First Amendment rights of a protester who was arrested during the 2017 Women's March. -
ACLU says suit filed by protester in women's march is about constitutional rights
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri recently filed a lawsuit claiming the arrest of a woman during a women's march in 2017 was a violation of her constitutional rights. -
Priest alleges discrimination in suit against St. Louis, police officer regarding arrest for sexual misconduct
ST. LOUIS – A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis recently filed a discrimination suit against St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Tonya LeVette Porter and the city of St. Louis alleging the defendants “destroyed the life of a promising young man and priest” after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him. -
St. Louis man sues MetroLink over alleged assault by security guards at station
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man who claims he was assaulted at a MetroLink station is suing the company for injuries allegedly caused by its security personnel. -
Woman claims she was pepper sprayed in recent suit filed in wake of protests over Stockley acquittal
ST. LOUIS – Yet another federal lawsuit was recently filed against the city of St. Louis over actions taken at a Sept. 29, 2017, protest following the acquittal of Officer Jason Stockley in the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith. -
City, police face multiple civil rights lawsuits from 2017 protesters
City, police face multiple civil rights lawsuits from 2017 protesters -
St. Louis alderwoman sues city alleging rights violations amid 2017 protest following Stockley acquittal
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Alderwoman Megan Ellyia Green recently filed a federal suit against the City of St. Louis and unnamed St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) officers alleging violations of her First, Fourth and 14th Amendment rights amid protests that followed the 2017 acquittal of Officer Jason Stockley in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith.