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The St. Louis Police Partnership Program connects participants and their families with officers through monthly home visits and resources like jobs, education and housing.

Historically, the Granite City courtroom had also heard cases from nearby communities like Madison, Pontoon Beach and Venice.

Wednesday marks one year since Illinois ended cash bail.

Under the 2022 constitution amendment that legalized marijuana, Missouri courts were required to complete misdemeanors by last June and felonies by last December.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured.

Officials say the construction project will expand the entry lobby, improve the security checkpoint there and provide street-level entry on the southwest side of the building.

There is a possibility the Illinois case plagued by procedural issues could be later retried.

State lawmakers passed and the governor signed the criminal justice reform back in 2021. Originally scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, lawsuits slowed the SAFE-T Act's enactment. The legislation includes the elimination of cash bail.

Attorneys Eric Banks, Brenda Talent and Sarah Swatosh tackle qualified immunity and abortion on St. Louis on the Air’s Legal Roundtable.

Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer said taxation-by-citation was “entrenched in St. Louis County” and it impacted poor, minority communities.