The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit claiming Missouri’s newly-passed congressional map contains a small but detrimental error. The suit says hundreds of voters in the Kansas City area would be placed in both the 4th and 5th congressional...
In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division, a federal judge denied the motion for 19-year-old Corionsa, aka Khorry, Ramey to attend the scheduled execution of her father, Kevin Johnson, Jr. On Ramey’s behalf, the American Civil...
The Missouri Supreme Court heard remote oral arguments on Tuesday afternoon in an appeal that aims to remove a notary requirement for mail-in voting for the November general election. In April, the Missouri NAACP, the League of Women Voters and three registered voters...
Annual state data shows African-Americans were pulled over by Missouri law enforcement about 95% more than white drivers last year. The state’s annual vehicle stops report represents a 4% increase from 2018 and the greatest inequality since the report began twenty...
A retired St. Louis judge who sentenced a teen to 241 years in prison in 1997 says her sentence should be overturned. Judge Evelyn Baker traveled to the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on Tuesday, in support of legislation aimed at providing a parole hearing for...
