St. Louis County Municipal Courts
Excessive fines drove tensions in Ferguson and nearby towns.
St. Louis County won't drop spurious charges against journalists who were just doing their jobs.
A predatory court system knocked Qiana Williams' life into decades of disarray.
PAGEDALE, Mo. (CN) - Missouri resident Valarie Whitner lives in fear, but not of violence - fear of another ticket for chipped
WHAT'S HAPPENING
After Ferguson protests, lawsuits and public pressure are bringing change to a fractured and troubled network of tiny courts.
A pastor, a "peace poet," a legal observer and a student muralist also head to court.
He says the reforms mean "a fresh start."
Filing questionable charges a year later is "like picking the scab off," says ACLU lawyer.
Peinado called Karr “aggressive,” and said this week's three trials were a waste of her time. “You couldn’t walk out of the
"Defendant is without information or knowledge sufficient to form a belief as to whether Plaintiff was fired from several