As Missouri lawmakers debate the $47.9 billion state budget, they are also deciding how to spend an unexpectedly large chunk of cash from sales taxes collected from marijuana dispensaries. The nearly ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith urged lawmakers Wednesday to increase spending for the state’s public defender system, saying it’s a matter of public safety. Delivering ...

Gov. Jay Nixon's decision to withhold money from the state Public Defender system (MSPD) violated the Missouri Constitution, Public Defender Michael Barrett and the state's Public Defender Commission ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Antonio Muldrew talks to his public defender Sharon Turlington as Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt watches exhibits on ...

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Missouri, along with the MacArthur Justice Center, and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court is putting a public defender on probation after he admitted to neglecting indigent clients while he dealt with illness and a heavy caseload. The ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Wentworth, Missouri, accused of murdering an Amazon driver will not be eligible for a public defender for his upcoming case. A Lawrence County judge ruled on Monday, ...

Fed up with what he says is the governor's failure to properly fund his overwhelmed office, the state's lead public defender ordered Gov. Jay Nixon this week to represent a poor person in Cole County ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min As Missouri lawmakers debate the ...