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Public defenders sued for use of waiting lists
A new round of litigation is seeking to address the inadequacies of Missouri’s public defender system. A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Cole County Circuit Court, alleging that the use of public defender “waiting lists” is unconstitutional. The suit seeks an injunction against the wait lists, as well as a declaration that the state […]
University of Missouri tracks student attendance with phones
The University of Missouri is tracking all new students on campus this semester through a cellphone app to learn whether they’re attending class. It’s a test expansion of a program the university has used for four years to track class attendance of freshmen student athletes and athletes in academic trouble. Supporters of the program say […]
University of Missouri tracks student attendance with phones
The University of Missouri is tracking all new students on campus this semester through a cellphone app to learn whether they’re attending class. It’s a test expansion of a program the university has used for four years to track class attendance of freshmen student athletes and athletes in academic trouble. Supporters of the program say […]
LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth
At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people. One batch of bills would bar doctors from providing them certain gender-related medical treatment; another batch would bar trans students from participating on school sports teams of the gender they identify […]
LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth
At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people. One batch of bills would bar doctors from providing them certain gender-related medical treatment; another batch would bar trans students from participating on school sports teams of the gender they identify […]
Legal group seeks federal inquiry into Mississippi prisons
Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi’s prison system for possible civil rights violations, saying the violence of recent days highlights deliberate violations of inmates’ constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. A formal letter and protest came Tuesday even as the mother of one slain inmate said […]
ACLU sues Jackson County and assessor over reassessments
Jackson County and its assessor favored predominately white areas over minority neighborhoods during this year’s reassessment process, according to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The lawsuit claims the county and the director of the county’s claims assessment department, Gail McCann Beatty, violated the federal Fair Housing Act during the reassessment process. [[...]
ACLU sues Jackson County and assessor over reassessments
Jackson County and its assessor favored predominately white areas over minority neighborhoods during this year’s reassessment process, according to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The lawsuit claims the county and the director of the county’s claims assessment department, Gail McCann Beatty, violated the federal Fair Housing Act during the reassessment process. [[...]
Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count
U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than 5,400. The ACLU said the administration told its attorneys that 1,556 children were separated from July […]
Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count
U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than 5,400. The ACLU said the administration told its attorneys that 1,556 children were separated from July […]
St. Louis mayor considers surveillance planes to fight crime
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is considering a proposal to monitor the city’s streets with surveillance planes as state and local officials grapple with how to address violent crime. Krewson met with the head of Persistent Surveillance Systems, a company that uses small planes fitted with cameras to capture footage. The company’s founder and president, […]
St. Louis mayor considers surveillance planes to fight crime
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is considering a proposal to monitor the city’s streets with surveillance planes as state and local officials grapple with how to address violent crime. Krewson met with the head of Persistent Surveillance Systems, a company that uses small planes fitted with cameras to capture footage. The company’s founder and president, […]
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