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Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years

A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit

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After Bowman loss, AIPAC targets Bush

"It's going to be a very grueling two months for her," expert says

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Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later

A Missouri judge has set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just over a month before Williams is scheduled to die

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Cori Bush releases campaign ad describing receiving abortion as teen

Bush, Democrat from Missouri, is the latest Squad member to face a primary ahead of November election

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At the Races: Trumping incumbency - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Sept. 24 execution date for Marcellus Williams, even as the inmate awaits a court hearing on his innocence claim

The Independent UK

Hearing to determine if Missouri man who has been in prison for 33 years was wrongfully convicted

Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he has always claimed he didn’t commit

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No shortage of House members who are vulnerable this year - Roll Call

Roll Call's ranking of the 10 most vulnerable House members includes an even split of five Republicans and Democrats.

Roll Call

Pro-Israel money pours in to unseat progressives in congressional races

Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush face formidable challenges but Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Summer Lee in stronger positions

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Fundraising shows Democrats prepping for battle in both chambers - Roll Call

New fundraising reports show embattled House Democrats raised more on average than embattled House Republicans.

Roll Call

Pro-Israel Democrat Group Endorses Challengers Against Controversial Squad Members

Pro-Israel Democrat groups endorse challengers to 'Squad' members over contentious remarks on Israel, sparking criticism and backlash.

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Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley's seat

A Black prosecutor who stepped into leadership during protests over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown is running for Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley's Missouri seat

The Independent UK

Kim Gardner steps down as St. Louis' elected prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned

Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who had announced she would resign effective June 1, says she is leaving office immediately

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: No charges in fatal Kansas City police shooting

A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot a man at a convenience store nearly two years ago will not be charged with a crime, following a decision by a special prosecutor

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Missouri activists seek more wrongful conviction hearings

As racial justice activists in Missouri celebrate the overturned conviction of Lamar Johnson, they’re questioning why other inmates with credible innocence claims aren’t getting the chance to make their cases in court

Daily Mirror

Raheem Taylor executed for killing girlfriend and her three kids in horror shooting

Raheem Taylor, 58, was convicted of the 2004 killings but has always claimed his innocence with his lawyers claiming there's enough evidence to at least postpone the execution

Daily Mirror

Death row murderer who killed girlfriend and her three children to be executed today

Leonard 'Raheem' Taylor has always claimed his innocence, saying he was in California at the time his live-in girlfriend and her three children were shot to death in their Missouri home

The Independent UK

Attorneys, advocates seek stay of execution for Missouri man

An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the Missouri Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man

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The Independent UK

Civil rights groups seek halt to Missouri execution

The president of the national NAACP is urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to halt the execution of Raheem Taylor, who is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for the deaths of his girlfriend and her three children

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No new hearing on condemned Missouri man's innocence claim

The attorney for a Missouri man facing lethal injection next week says he will ask the state Supreme Court to postpone the execution by three or four months to allow more time to investigate his innocence claim

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Hearing sought for man facing execution who claims innocence

Attorneys for a Missouri man setto be executed next month are seeking a new hearing

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Missouri's abortion ban is wrong. But voters, not prosecutors, must change it

Last week’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has left officials like St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell with a dilemma: His job is to prosecute violations of the law. But as of last Friday, Missouri law criminalizes abortion services from the moment of conception, even for victims…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis County's Bell among US elected prosecutors vowing not to enforce abortion bans

CLAYTON, Mo. — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is among more than 80 elected prosecutors in Democratic-majority jurisdictions across the country who have pledged not to enforce abortion bans.

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