Justice System

Advocates are celebrating a new law that will end wealth-based pretrial detention in Illinois. With Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature yesterday, the state becomes the first in the country to eliminate cash bail.

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

President Trump has appointed judges at a fast and steady pace since he took office almost three years ago. His administration has appointed nearly one in…

A simple concept underpins the American legal system: equal treatment.But the ideal more often is missed than met — at least that’s what protesters argue…

More than 100 people marched through the streets of Clayton Friday in a continuation of protests begun last August after Michael Brown was killed.Carrying…

When people of means encounter injustice or are accused of crimes, they hire an attorney to represent them in a court of law. But for people living in…