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Gov. Mike Parson will appoint the successor to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who is resigning on June 1.
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State legislatures, including Missouri's, are considering a wave of bills that would undermine local control on culture wars issues from education and policing to environmental policy.
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Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, gets a rare opportunity to fill a vacancy in the heavily Democratic city of St. Louis.
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Facing a move by the Missouri attorney general to oust her, a contempt of court charge and increasing public and legislative pressure, Gardner announced Thursday that she will resign effective June 1.
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The news that Gardner is taking nursing classes could buttress Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s efforts to oust the Democratic official.
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After canceling a hearing on Tuesday, Judge John Torbitzky denied most of Gardner’s motion to dismiss the case that seeks to remove her from office.
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Kim Gardner faces contempt. A teenager shot for ringing a doorbell. Andrew Bailey’s anti-trans rule halted. The Legal Roundtable analyzes those cases, and more.
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The case is set for a hearing May 30. This is the second time this week Gardner has been ordered to explain why prosecutors from her office did not show up in court.
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Judge Scott Millikan of the 22nd Circuit said the hearing was an attempt to bring order to the circuit. The prosecutor’s office has been plagued by recent staff turnover, with reports saying there are fewer than five attorneys handling serious felony cases.
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Judge John Torbitzky said he will decide in the coming days on a motion from Gardner’s attorneys to dismiss an effort by Attorney General Andrew Bailey to oust her from office.