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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Old Courthouse in St. Louis, MO – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

On my recent trip to St. Louis, Missouri, I could not resist visiting the beautiful Old Courthouse. In 1816, Auguste Chouteau and Judge John B.C. Lucas donated land to St. Louis County which, according to the deed, was to be “used forever as the site on which the courthouse of the County of St. Louis …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Düsseldorf, Germany Courthouse— Pic of the Week

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

On my recent visit to Düsseldorf, Germany, I could not stop my nerdy lawyer self from visiting the Administrative Court of Düsseldorf (Verwaltungsgericht Düsseldorf). The Administrative Court in Düsseldorf is the court of first instance in administrative matters and handles all kinds of non-constitutional public law matters. Examples include disputes over building permits, access to public institutions and …