Missouri Supreme Court reaffirms ruling on 2015 law capping revenue from court fines
After the 2014 protests in Ferguson, the U.S. Department of Justice found that city’s police department and municipal court had intentionally worked…
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Cori Bush draws criticism for saying white supremacists shot at Ferguson protesters
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush claimed on social media that white supremacists shot at protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, but…
Top state court hears arguments over 2015 law to cap revenue from court fines
Should Missouri legislators have singled out St. Louis County in a 2015 court-reform law that capped the amount of revenue…
Ferguson mayor cites progress, but still a long way to go
FERGUSON (AP) — Seven years after Michael Brown’s death turned a bright spotlight on the criminal justice system in Ferguson, the town’s…
Parade helps Ferguson cancer survivor celebrate 6th birthday
FERGUSON – Paydenn was turning 6 but couldn’t have a birthday party, between the coronavirus pandemic and the fact that…
Appeals court sides with journalists tear-gassed in Ferguson
On the fifth day of the Ferguson protests in August 2014, St. Charles County sent their SWAT team in armored…
Missouri moves to tighten police accountability
Brian Williams grew up in Ferguson, where Michael Brown Jr.’s shooting death sparked a national movement for police accountability in…
Judge reinstates St. Louis County’s 2015 court reform provisions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A judge has reinstated parts of a 2015 court reform law spurred by protests after the…
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering the…
Gathering marks 6th anniversary of Brown’s death
FERGUSON (AP) — Family and friends of Black teenager Michael Brown Jr. said his death after being shot by a…
Cori Bush ousts Clay for Congress
Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep.…
Change laws that shield police, County prosecutor says
CLAYTON (AP) — After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black…
County prosecutor won’t charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally…
‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a…
Black Lives Matter network establishes $12M grant fund
NEW YORK (AP) — An influential group behind the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement has established a fund…
Ferguson swears in Jones, its first black mayor
FERGUSON (AP) — Ferguson, which became synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement after the fatal police shooting of Michael…