21st Circuit Court

The new research, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, examines the practice of plea negotiations in St. Louis County, Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

A new Missouri Supreme Court order gives presiding judges a little more say in the details of operating their courts during the pandemic.

Computer terminals at the Crossings at Northwest in St. Ann will allow residents to access virtual court proceedings. The opening has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

After months of restricting in-person proceedings, courts in the St. Louis area are beginning to bring in jurors.

The coronavirus pandemic brought normal court operations across Missouri to a sudden halt. Jury trials were postponed, other court proceedings moved to…