St. Louis drops suit against state takeover of PD

St. Louis drops suit against state takeover of PD

City officials, who disagreed over certain elements of the lawsuit, say they plan to refile it with changes

Judge may sanction St. Louis’ lawyers for ‘slipshod’ lawsuit vs. Missouri that ‘first-year law student’ wouldn’t have filed

A federal judge may discipline attorneys for St. Louis after they filed a lawsuit against the state that he said “a first-year law student” would know not to file. Outgoing Mayor Tishaura Jones and Board of Aldermen President Megan Green filed the lawsuit last week challenging the state’s new law that puts the St. Louis Police Department under the direction of a local board appointed by the governor. But in a blunt and stunning rebuke of the cit…