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Senator Durbin’s ‘STOP CSAM Act’ Has Some Good Ideas… Mixed In With Some Very Bad Ideas That Will Do More Harm Than Good

2 years 6 months ago
It’s “protect the children” season in Congress with the return of KOSA and EARN IT, two terrible bills that attack the internet, and rely on people’s ignorance of how things actually work to pretend they’re making the internet safer, when they’re not. Added to this is Senator Dick Durbin’s STOP CSAM Act, which he’s been […]
Mike Masnick

Assistant St. Louis circuit attorney explains why he didn't show up for murder trial, no one held in contempt of court

2 years 6 months ago
Judge Scott Millikan used a lot of words Monday to describe St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and her office’s conduct after no one from the prosecutor’s office showed up for a first-degree murder trial in his courtroom a week ago – but “criminal contempt” was not among them. Millikan said the bar is high when it comes to fining someone, holding them in jail or both for contempt of court. He said the list of internal communications Gardner’s attorney submitted along with the statements…
Christine Byers

Who Cares About Care?

2 years 6 months ago
Today on TAP: Biden’s latest order is well-intentioned, but the caring economy needs a lot more money.
Robert Kuttner

Former employee of St. Louis transgender clinic reaffirms allegations of misconduct

2 years 6 months ago

The former case manager whose allegations against a St. Louis transgender clinic spurred an an inquiry by the attorney general says she stands behind her claims despite an internal investigation by her former employer concluding they are unsubstantiated.  Last week, Washington University released the findings of its investigation into allegations of misconduct made by Jamie […]

The post Former employee of St. Louis transgender clinic reaffirms allegations of misconduct appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Annelise Hanshaw

Family Caught in the Middle of Gardner Contempt Hearing Speaks Out

2 years 6 months ago
The imbroglio at the Circuit Attorney’s Office that led to no one showing up to prosecute a high-profile murder case has victim Brandon Scott’s family caught up in the middle. Several of them expressed frustration with city prosecutors outside the courtroom this morning after the trial of one of Scott's alleged killers was pushed back until June. Scott, 29, was killed in September 2021 on the Arch grounds in what his family says was an act of random road rage.
Ryan Krull