Kim Gardner's Prosecutor's Office Faces Historic Case Amid Controversy.

The lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has gained new urgency after a judge moved to hold Gardner in contempt when nobody from the prosecutor's office showed up for a murder trial. Bailey is seeking to oust Gardner from her job for neglect of duties. Gardner's office has not produced any records and has denied the need to do so on the majority of them. Gardner's office is bleeding staff members so quickly that the criminal justice system can't work, and judges potentially face the difficult decision of letting people charged with violent crimes go free because Gardner can't do her job.