The National Law Review summarizes the Missouri Supreme Court's unanimous decision upholding St. Louis City's minimum wage ordinance. The original ordinance was drafted by Winston Calvert and Calvert also crafted the creative legal strategy that led to the Supreme Court's ruling.
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Missouri Lawyers Weekly Reports on St. Louis Minimum Wage Victory
Missouri Lawyers Weekly summarizes the Missouri Supreme Court's unanimous decision upholding St. Louis City's minimum wage ordinance. The original ordinance was drafted by Winston Calvert, who crafted the creative legal strategy that led to the Supreme Court's ruling.
Huffington Post Reports on Missouri Supreme Court's Decision Upholding St. Louis Minimum Wage Ordinance
The Huffington Post summarizes the Missouri Supreme Court's unanimous decision upholding St. Louis City's minimum wage ordinance. The original ordinance was drafted by Winston Calvert and Calvert also crafted the creative legal strategy that led to the Supreme Court's ruling.
St. Louis Public Radio Reports on Winston Calvert's Appointment to Supreme Court Commission
St. Louis Public Radio reported that the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court appointed Winston Calvert to the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness. In announcing the Commission appointments, Chief Justice Breckenridge explained, "We all need to do everything we can to ensure that every individual in every case in our system of justice is treated with respect and has his or her case adjudicated fairly and impartially according to the law."
Chief Justice Breckenridge asked Calvert to focus his efforts on municipal court reform. In the City of St. Louis, Calvert had led efforts to make the municipal court system fair to the poor and to people who do not speak English. He also helped to craft Community Court, an initiative that brought municipal court proceedings out to neighborhoods throughout the City.
Other appointees from the St. Louis area include Salim Elias Awad, Susan Block, Winston Calvert, Gerard Carmody, Patrick Chavez, Keith Cheung, Gonzalo Fernandez, Erica L. Freeman, Sandra Hemphill, Levell D. Littleton, Annette Llewellyn, Susan McGraugh, Kimberly Norwood, Geetha Rao Sant, Booker T. Shaw, Annette Slack, Karen Tokarz, Lynn Ann Vogel and Michael L. Walton.
St. Louis American Reports on Winston Calvert's Appointment to the Missouri Supreme Court Commission on Racial Fairness
The St. Louis American reported that the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court appointed Winston Calvert to the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness. In announcing the appointments, Chief Justice Breckenridge explained, "The commission is made up of attorneys and judges representing diverse experiences and viewpoints from across the state." Other appointees from the St. Louis area include Salim Elias Awad, Susan Block, Winston Calvert, Gerard Carmody, Patrick Chavez, Keith Cheung, Gonzalo Fernandez, Erica L. Freeman, Sandra Hemphill, Levell D. Littleton, Annette Llewellyn, Susan McGraugh, Kimberly Norwood, Geetha Rao Sant, Booker T. Shaw, Annette Slack, Karen Tokarz, Lynn Ann Vogel and Michael L. Walton.
Missouri Supreme Court Appoints Winston Calvert to Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness
Today, the Missouri Supreme Court appointed Winston Calvert to the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Covers Court's Denial of TRO in Minimum Wage Case
The Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis City trial court denied a temporary restraining order that would have halted efforts to raise the minimum wage in the City. As it explains, Winston Calvert represented the City of St. Louis in obtaining the court order.
The Week Magazine Quotes Winston Calvert
The Week Magazine quoted Winston Calvert on the marriage equality victory, saying "'Marriage equality is now the law of the land in the state of Missouri . . . This decision finally enforces that constitutional guarantee of equality for gay and lesbian couples.'" Calvert was lead attorney in the first case in Missouri to declare that marriage was a fundamental right enjoyed by same-sex couples and different-sex couples.