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The city of St. Louis will pay $5 million dollars to a Black police officer who was beaten by several other officers while at a protest in 2017. St. Louis Police detective Luther Hall filed a lawsuit against the city in 2019, alleging he was assaulted by colleagues who beat him while he was working undercover during a street protest over the acquittal of an officer who’d been charged with murdering a Black man in 2011. The settlement agreement was signed by Mayor Lyda Krewson, Lt. Col. Lawrence O’Toole and Sgt. Joseph Marcantano, KSDK reported Monday. The city has 45 days to pay Hall. ....
Judge Removes Prosecutor From McCloskey Gun Case Because She Used It to Raise Money A judge in Missouri on Thursday ordered the removal of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from a high-profile gun case after she used it to fundraise. Courts have held that a prosecutor should be disqualified if he or she has a personal interest in the outcome of the prosecution, Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II said in a 23-page order. “This court does not seek to ‘interfere with the democratic process’ but strongly believes the present ‘circumstances’ justify disqualification,” Clark wrote. “Deference to precedent, acknowledging the will of the voters, and respecting separation of powers are all vital to a representative government, an equitable criminal justice system, and the rule of law. Likewise, campaigning without tainting the right to a fair trial is equally compelling and constitutionally sacred.” ....