Litigation Communications
St. Louis Public Radio reports that the EPA will begin testing for radiation in the vicinity of the Bridgeton and West Lake landfills. The EPA's decision reverses decades of EPA precedent, and was made in response to a demand from Winston Calvert and his co-counsel for EPA to correct public misstatements. Winston Calvert and colleagues represent community members who have found radioactive material from the landfill in their homes.
Law360 published a summary of the lawsuit filed by Winston Calvert and colleagues, who represent community members who have found radioactive material from the landfill in their homes.
The Guardian newspaper reports on the filing of a lawsuit by Winston Calvert and colleagues, who represent community members who have found radioactive material from the landfill in their homes.
St. Louis Public Radio quoted Winston Calvert, commenting on the struggle to reform how downtown shelters treat people who are homeless: :"'We hope NLEC will take this opportunity to work with the City,' Calvert said. 'It has the opportunity to update its services in a manner that better serves people who are homeless and be respectful of the downtown community.'"
Governing Magazine reported on the court's decision in the marriage equality lawsuit, and quoted extensively from Calvert's arguments in court:
St. Louis City Counselor Winston Calvert said that issuing the four marriage licenses in June "pushed the envelope on behalf of families throughout the State of Missouri who now can enjoy the dignity, stability and security of a legal marriage.
"In arguments before Burlison on Sept. 29, Calvert told the judge that marriage was a fundamental right of all citizens but that the constitutional amendment "categorically denies that right to an entire class of people."
The Post-Dispatch reports on the beginning of the St. Stanislaus trial. Winston Calvert and colleagues represent St. Stanislaus Parish in its long-running property dispute with the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Vatican.
The New York Times reports on the litigation and settlement negotiations in the St. Stanislaus dispute. Winston Calvert and colleagues represent St. Stanislaus Parish in its long-running property dispute with the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Vatican.