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St. Louis prosecutor spent weeks away from office while in nursing school, audit finds

A state audit of St. Louis’ former prosecutor found that she spent the equivalent of seven weeks in nursing school classes during office business hours

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Ex-St. Louis prosecutor admits she misused public funds and avoids criminal charges

Federal authorities say a former St. Louis prosecutor admitted to misusing thousands of dollars in public funds to pay herself back, after getting fined for mistakes she made while prosecuting a Republican governor

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Hearing to determine if Missouri man who has been in prison for 33 years was wrongfully convicted

Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he has always claimed he didn’t commit

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Disgusted by city's top prosecutor, a police officer refuses to testify

In an extreme example of resistance to progressive prosecutors, a St. Louis police officer is refusing to testify in murder cases he investigated, even though he believes the defendants are guilty.

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Cop resistance undercuts justice reform

Police unions labeled DAs soft on crime while lawmakers made legislative efforts to remove them from office

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Cop sabotaged cases to oppose prosecutor

Across the country, police have undermined and resisted reform

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Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks

On the day he was indicted on financial fraud charges in a New York City courtroom, former U.S. President Donald Trump launched an attack against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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Missouri governor to announce his pick as new St. Louis prosecutor after Kim Gardner resignation

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday will announce his pick to serve out the remainder of Kim Gardner’s term as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, following her sudden departure earlier this week

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Kim Gardner steps down as St. Louis' elected prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned

Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who had announced she would resign effective June 1, says she is leaving office immediately

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St. Louis prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years for murder, citing evidence of innocence

St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie

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Search for St. Louis prosecutor Gardner's replacement begins

Missouri's Republican governor is taking applications to replace the soon-to-depart St. Louis prosecutor

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Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law creating a new commission empowered to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors

The Independent UK

Opinions vary on qualities for next St. Louis prosecutor

Now that Kim Gardner is stepping down as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, Missouri’s governor is getting plenty of advice about the qualifications Gardner’s replacement should bring to the table

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Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns

Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is resigning effective June 1 amid calls from Republican leaders for her ouster

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St. Louis judges 'deeply' concerned by prosecutor shortage

A spokesperson for the court system in St. Louis says the departure of two more prosecutors from the already understaffed St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office is “deeply concerning” to judges

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Judge: No contempt of court for St. Louis prosecutor

A St. Louis judge has ruled that the city’s elected prosecutor was not in contempt of court as a result of her office's failure to have a prosecutor present when a murder trial was due to begin

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GOP lawmakers push for state control of St. Louis police

Republican lawmakers in Missouri are pushing for a state takeover of the St. Louis police department

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St. Louis prosecutor to seek reelection despite ouster bid

St. Louis’ elected prosecutor says she will run for reelection in 2024, even as she tries to fend off an effort by Missouri’s attorney general to force her out of office

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The Independent UK

Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors

A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move by Republicans nationwide to ratchet up oversight

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Video emerges of homeless man being shot dead on St Louis street

Suspect has been arrested and charged

The Independent UK

St. Louis prosecutor faces mounting criticism over crash

Missouri Republicans who want the state to take over prosecutions of violent crimes in St. Louis are sharply criticizing the city’s embattled prosecutor after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost her legs in a crash caused by a speeding driver facing felony charges

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Teen athlete loses legs; St. Louis prosecutor under scrutiny

Beyond the grief after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost both legs following an accident in downtown St. Louis, her family and those around them are left to wonder why the driver responsible for the wreck was able to get behind the wheels of a car

The Independent UK

Teen athlete loses legs in crash; prosecutor asked to resign

The Missouri attorney general is calling for the resignation of a St. Louis prosecutor — after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player who had to have both of her legs amputated

The Independent UK

After 30 years, man wrongfully convicted of murder is free

As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself

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Editorial: Missouri wrongly convicted them. They shouldn’t need to beg with a GoFundMe to get by

Lamar Johnson, and Kevin Strickland before him, are the first two beneficiaries so far of a measure Missouri lawmakers approved two years ago giving local prosecutors an avenue to correct a grave injustice. Under the new law, a prosecutor may, at any time, file a motion for a judge to…

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