The U.S. Department of Justice has ended its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court after finding the court to be in full compliance with an agreement to reform its practices. In a Dec. 16 letter, released by the ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court, saying the court is now in compliance with a 2016 agreement meant to ensure the fair treatment of juveniles, especially black juveniles. The Family ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court, saying the court is now in compliance with a 2016 agreement meant to ensure the fair treatment of juveniles, especially black juveniles. The Family ...

Tagged with: Family Court Justice Department's Special Litigation Section St. Louis County Family Court Steven Rosenbaum U.S. Department of Justice

The monitor overseeing the federal consent agreement requiring police and court changes in Ferguson is seeing troubling signs that residents are increasingly disengaged in the reform process. Just 22 people showed up Wednesday for a town hall-style meeting with the ...

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A strong quarter from Under Armour is being overshadowed by federal investigations into the company’s accounting practices. The probe, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is seeking information that would reveal whether the sports gear maker shifted sales from ...

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A strong quarter from Under Armour is being overshadowed by federal investigations into the company’s accounting practices. The probe, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is seeking information that would reveal whether the sports gear maker shifted sales from ...

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Sanford Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems, has agreed to pay more than $20 million to resolve kickback allegations stemming from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two Sanford doctors, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. The lawsuit ...

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Sanford Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems, has agreed to pay more than $20 million to resolve kickback allegations stemming from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two Sanford doctors, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. The lawsuit ...

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A Camdenton couple has reached a $5.1 million settlement in their case against the U.S. government for a birth injury that occurred at a federally funded clinic. The couple, Jamie and Nathan Searcy, filed suit in 2016 in the U.S. ...

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St. Louis County Family Court has been under intense scrutiny since 2015, when the U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing report on its practices.

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Not all its cases are losers, to be sure, but this administration’s pursuit of expansive authority tends to lose big.

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