Detention

Sam Goodwin is photographed on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at his parents’ home in Des Peres, Mo. On a mission to visit every country in the world, in 2019 Goodwin visited Syria. He was detained at a checkpoint and spent 62 days in one of the country’s notorious prisons before being released. His upcoming book, “Saving Sam,” details his experience.

Government, Politics & Issues

Four years after his release, St. Louis-raised Sam Goodwin details captivity in Syria’s prisons

Ulaa Kuziez

Sam Goodwin’s forthcoming book shares the ways coincidence and connections led to his release from Syrian prisons.

Law and Knowledge is one of two sculptures by Charles J. Mulligan at the front entrance to the Illinois Supreme Court. Both sculptures were placed in 1909 the year following the dedication of the building.

Law & Order

Illinois courts get flexibility on remote detention hearings as state cash bail soon ends

Matthew Hendrickson

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis said the decision was made due to “the anticipated volume of investigations and hearings on pretrial detention” when bail reform goes into effect Sept. 18.

ArchCity Defenders' Michael-John Voss (at left) and Wash U's Peter Joy joined Thursday's talk show.

Government, Politics & Issues

ArchCity Defenders Co-Founder, Law Professor Offer Analysis Of Missouri’s New Pretrial Rules

Evie Hemphill

Missouri Chief Justice Zel Fischer in January announced coming changes to the state’s pretrial rules, which govern bail, detention and other practices…

Government, Politics & Issues

Supreme Court takes Ashcroft off the hook but leaves questions

Rob Koenig

Tis article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 1, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When FBI agents arrested Abdullah al-Kidd at a Washington-area airport in…