• greg.mermelstein

    Deputy Director and General Counsel

    Greg Mermelstein is the Deputy Director and General Counsel for the Missouri State Public Defender System. A Missouri public defender since 1990, he has represented clients on appeal and in postconviction in all types of cases, from misdemeanors to the death penalty. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.

    Blogs from this Author (169)

    October 2, 2024

    Seventh Amendment requires jury trial when Government seeks punitive civil damages, not adjudication by administrative agencies

    September 9, 2024

    Snyder v. U.S.:  Federal corruption statute doesn’t prohibit “gratuities” to state and local officials

    September 9, 2024

    U.S. v. Rahimi:  Prohibiting persons with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns doesn’t violate Second Amendment

    August 29, 2024

    Gonzalez v. Trevino:  Fifth Circuit too narrowly applied “Nieves exception” to bar retaliatory arrest claim

    August 29, 2024

    Dep’t of State v. Munoz:  Constitution doesn’t require noncitizen spouses be admitted to U.S

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