My Takeaways From NAPD Changemakers 2026
By Lindsay Bendell, PhD Student & LCSW If I could sum up my feelings returning home from Changemakers in one word, it would be ‘energized’.
May 30, 2026
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By Lindsay Bendell, PhD Student & LCSW If I could sum up my feelings returning home from Changemakers in one word, it would be ‘energized’.
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender A nonprofit organization has standing to bring a Sec. 1983 suit to enjoin
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender Police had reasonable suspicion to make an investigatory stop of a juvenile driver
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender A term of supervised release under the Sentencing Reform Act is not automatically
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender An officer who lifted a seated protester by her arms behind her back
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender Persons with criminal convictions can bring a Sec. 1983 action to enjoin future