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St. Louis Man Freed After 30 Years; Attorney’s Fight to Change State Law Pays Off

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2023
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St. Louis Man Freed After 30 Years; Attorney’s Fight to Change State Law Pays Off

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Last week Missouri carried through an execution of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Last week Missouri carried through an execution of a man that many believed had strong claims of innocence. This week, a judge has set free anot ...

February 15, 2023
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Commentary: Why San Francisco May Not Be the Best Test Case for Progressivism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2022
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Commentary: Why San Francisco May Not Be the Best Test Case for Progressivism

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – There were a lot of bad media takes coming out o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – There were a lot of bad media takes coming out of the primary election two weeks ago—and a lot of them were due to a rush to judgment because t ...

June 21, 2022
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Christopher Dunn Still Fights for His freedom in Missouri after Proving His Innocence

Posted by KDunn
|Date: October 16, 2021
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Christopher Dunn Still Fights for His freedom in Missouri after Proving His Innocence

by Kira Dunn Christopher Dunn just spent his 11,471st day locked in prison for a crime he proved he did n ...

by Kira Dunn Christopher Dunn just spent his 11,471st day locked in prison for a crime he proved he did not commit. In September 2020, a judge wrote in his order that Dunn is innocent. However, Dunn s ...

October 16, 2021
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Missouri Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Johnson on Technical Grounds Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 02, 2021
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Missouri Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Johnson on Technical Grounds Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence

By David M. Greenwald The Missouri Supreme Court rejected an appeal of Lamar Johnson’s 1995 murder convic ...

By David M. Greenwald The Missouri Supreme Court rejected an appeal of Lamar Johnson’s 1995 murder conviction, despite the fact that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion for a new tri ...

March 02, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Time for DA Associations to Stop Standing in the Way of Reform

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|Date: February 26, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Time for DA Associations to Stop Standing in the Way of Reform

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Tyler Yeargain Last week, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón — the h ...

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Tyler Yeargain Last week, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón — the head of the largest DA’s office in the nation — resigned from the California District Attorneys ...

February 26, 2021
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100 Detainees Riot over St. Louis Jail Conditions, Including Safety against COVID Virus; Probe Promised

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 15, 2021
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100 Detainees Riot over St. Louis Jail Conditions, Including Safety against COVID Virus; Probe Promised

By Zahra Abbas ST. LOUIS – Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner said last week her office will be investigat ...

By Zahra Abbas ST. LOUIS – Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner said last week her office will be investigating alleged poor health and safety conditions at the City Justice Center after at estimated 100 ...

February 15, 2021
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Sacramento Region, Cities Around U.S. Boarding Up Windows – Officials Move to Ensure Free, Safe Election Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2020
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Sacramento Region, Cities Around U.S. Boarding Up Windows – Officials Move to Ensure Free, Safe Election Day

By Ruby Chavez and Anika Khubchandani ST. LOUIS/PHILADELPHIA/SACRAMENTO REGION - Cities across the nation ...

By Ruby Chavez and Anika Khubchandani ST. LOUIS/PHILADELPHIA/SACRAMENTO REGION - Cities across the nation – including the Sacramento region, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles – ...

November 03, 2020
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McCloskeys Plead Not Guilty to Grand Jury Indictment for Brandishing Guns, Tampering with Evidence

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 15, 2020
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McCloskeys Plead Not Guilty to Grand Jury Indictment for Brandishing Guns, Tampering with Evidence

By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey—the husband and wife who brandished firearms f ...

By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey—the husband and wife who brandished firearms from their mansion’s lawn at passing peaceful protestors in a video that then went viral—Wednesd ...

October 15, 2020
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State of Missouri Threatens Prosecutorial Independence of Kim Gardner

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2020
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State of Missouri Threatens Prosecutorial Independence of Kim Gardner

By David M. Greenwald St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner has been under fire since the start ...

By David M. Greenwald St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner has been under fire since the start of her term from a whole host of adversaries, and the latest comes just a week after a resoundi ...

August 16, 2020
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Virginia Prosecutor Threatened with Power Stripped for Advocating Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2020
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Virginia Prosecutor Threatened with Power Stripped for Advocating Reform

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported on efforts by the Missouri Governor, Attorney General and Legisla ...

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported on efforts by the Missouri Governor, Attorney General and Legislature to strip St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of her powers, by giving the AG the power ...

August 15, 2020
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Missouri Republican Leaders Receive Backlash at Attempt to Oust Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 12, 2020
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Missouri Republican Leaders Receive Backlash at Attempt to Oust Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

By Linh Nguyen and Kelsea Valerio JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In a public statement Tuesday, St. Louis County pr ...

By Linh Nguyen and Kelsea Valerio JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In a public statement Tuesday, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell expressed his outrage at an amendment proposed by Missouri Repub ...

August 12, 2020
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Savit’s Victory in Michigan, Gardner in St. Louis, Are the Latest in the String of Wins for Reformer DAs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2020
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Savit’s Victory in Michigan, Gardner in St. Louis, Are the Latest in the String of Wins for Reformer DAs

In 2018 for the first time there was a real emphasis to challenge incumbent DAs with progressive reformer ...

In 2018 for the first time there was a real emphasis to challenge incumbent DAs with progressive reformers—the result for the most part was not a lot of success. Justice reform organizations put a lo ...

August 06, 2020
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Missouri Faith Leaders Send Letter in Support of Gardner in McCloskey Incident

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|Date: August 04, 2020
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Missouri Faith Leaders Send Letter in Support of Gardner in McCloskey Incident

Eighty-nine pastors and ministers and rabbis wrote a letter to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, Attorney Gener ...

Eighty-nine pastors and ministers and rabbis wrote a letter to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Sen. Josh Hawley saying their attacks on St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gar ...

August 04, 2020
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Over 60 Elected Prosecutors Sign Letter in Support of Kim Gardner and Prosecutorial Discretion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2020
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Over 60 Elected Prosecutors Sign Letter in Support of Kim Gardner and Prosecutorial Discretion

Statement calls out personal attacks and attempts by federal and Missouri state officials to inappropriat ...

Statement calls out personal attacks and attempts by federal and Missouri state officials to inappropriately influence decisions in local criminal case St. Louis – St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim ...

July 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Files Charges against Viral Couple Who Brandished Firearms at Protestors

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 21, 2020
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Files Charges against Viral Couple Who Brandished Firearms at Protestors

By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who brandished their firearms from their mans ...

By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who brandished their firearms from their mansion's lawn at passing peaceful protesters almost a month ago, in a video that then went viral, ...

July 21, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 25, 2020
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Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia Di ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner are making a national call for prosecutors to more effectively ho ...

June 25, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 65 – St. Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 65 – St. Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner

Kim Gardner was elected chief prosecutor in St. Louis in 2016. Since then she has been taking on the syst ...

Kim Gardner was elected chief prosecutor in St. Louis in 2016. Since then she has been taking on the system—the first black circuit attorney in St. Louis, in January she filed a federal civil rights l ...

May 01, 2020
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Missouri Supreme Court in the Process of Deciding a Prosecutor’s Role in Reversing Wrongful Convictions

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 30, 2020
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Missouri Supreme Court in the Process of Deciding a Prosecutor’s Role in Reversing Wrongful Convictions

By Shellsea Lomeli ST. LOUIS, MO - The Missouri Supreme Court is currently considering a motion filed by ...

By Shellsea Lomeli ST. LOUIS, MO - The Missouri Supreme Court is currently considering a motion filed by St. Louis Circut Attorney Kim Gardner for a new trial for Lamar Johnson on the basis of a wrong ...

April 30, 2020
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