New from Kallie Cox: Wash U is now fencing in its campus, requiring ID to enter and begging students not protest commencement riverfronttimes.com/news/wash-u-fe…

A St. Louis homeowner is fighting back after the city told her she had to scrap a brand-new $48K roof -- and spend twice as much on a slate one. The city, says a lawyer for Lindsay Dausman, is 'shooting itself in the foot' riverfronttimes.com/news/homeowner…

One St. Louis neighborhood's long parking permit nightmare is over ... they hope riverfronttimes.com/news/neighborh…

I almost just fell out of my chair.
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After St. Louis jail administrators seemingly retaliated against defense attorneys by cutting off access to clients, aldermen have introduced 2 bills seeking to force them to provide full access to both attorneys & public officials riverfronttimes.com/news/aldermen-…

Angry neighbors faced off in court yesterday with accused St. Louis slumlord Dara Daugherty -- and Ryan Krull was there riverfronttimes.com/news/dara-daug…

Why I'm resigning from The Intercept
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SIUE professor Steve Tamari had to be hospitalized after his arrest at Wash U on Saturday. The video is eye-opening riverfronttimes.com/news/siue-prof…

The St. Louis Charter Commission's work has been marred by infighting -- and now 5 members are asking the chair to apologize to the former alderwoman who she called out last month riverfronttimes.com/news/st-louis-…

Will be on St. Louis Public Radio at noon today. Doing the Legal Roundtable. Talking WashU protests, wrongful conviction, continued problems at the St. Louis jail. Tune in. I'll post a link after.

Wash U not only banned 6 faculty members from campus, but is barring them from *off*-campus contact with students and colleagues after Saturday's protests. Kallie Cox has the details: riverfronttimes.com/news/wash-u-ba…

If you're curious about what unfolded yesterday as police broke up protests at Wash U and arrested 80+ people, these photos offer a great chronology riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/wash-u…

80+ protestors were arrested at Wash U tonight. Gripping images from Zachary Linhares and a full report by Kallie Cox on everything that happened riverfronttimes.com/news/80-protes…

Reading the wonderful Liz Chiarello on the trees she's loved and lost makes me think of the trees in my life (including, yes, a wonderful Japanese maple here in St. Louis). Happy Arbor Day! riverfronttimes.com/arts/the-trees…

Notable and quotable 'Missouri humor writers' now include Mark Twain and (checks notes) the RFT's own Collin Preciado parkrecord.com/news/missouri-…

The St. Louis jail defies a judge's order, continues to block attorneys access to their clients riverfronttimes.com/news/st-louis-…

I’m back! Catch all the hijinks and fulsome debate at 7 tonight