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Civil rights advocates have sued to end Missouri's use of public defender “wait lists,” a practice they contend deprives thousands of people of their…
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The head of Missouri’s public defender system is resigning.Michael Barrett announced his resignation Thursday after four years as director of the Missouri…
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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…
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Private attorneys in the St. Louis area have committed to take over some cases from the state's overburdened public defender system on a volunteer…
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The head of Missouri's public defender system says he is appointing Gov. Jay Nixon to handle a case in protest of declining funding.Michael Barrett, the…