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Rooting for the grand juror in his lawsuit vs. Bob McCulloch

January 6, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Ethics, Ferguson, Legal issues/Law, Missouri region Leave a comment

A member of the Darren Wilson grand jury is suing St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch, claiming that McCulloch publicly mis-characterized the grand

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Ferguson grand jury: Same old inequality, different venue

November 26, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Charity & Justice, Civil liberties, Courts, Police 2 comments

The decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown is wrong in multiple ways, not the least of which

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Ferguson aftermath: Why I think Darren Wilson will not be indicted

October 2, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, Police, Uncategorized One comment

A few years ago, I was a member of the St. Louis County Grand Jury—the same body that is currently considering evidence in the

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March of crimes: Lessons from a grand jury

March 25, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Courts, Crime/Violence, Missouri region 4 comments

    You don’t volunteer for Grand Jury duty in St. Louis County for the money. Few can get off work for 18 consecutive

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