Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing in Missouri
Green Party presidential candidate faced misdemeanour charges from 2024 protest at Washington University
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Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing in Missouri
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What this story says
- A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein on 20 August 2026 after she and her attorney failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing.
- The warrant was dropped later the same day when Stein’s attorney appeared in court and requested it be quashed.
- Stein faces misdemeanour charges of first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault from a 2024 protest at Washington University in St. Louis.
- The charges stem from an incident where Stein allegedly grabbed a police bicycle, which struck an officer, and then allegedly kicked the officer, causing injuries.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 19 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 21 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
78/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
35/100
21 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 19 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein on 20 August 2026 after the three-time Green Party presidential candidate and her attorney failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing. The warrant was later dropped the same day when Stein’s attorney, Joseph Welch, appeared in court and requested it be quashed. The case stems from charges filed in March 2025 related to a protest at Washington University in St. Louis on 27 April 2024.
Stein faces two misdemeanour charges: first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault. The charges relate to an incident during the protest, where Stein allegedly grabbed a police bicycle, which then struck Officer Moore in the forearm. According to charging documents, Stein then allegedly kicked Moore multiple times in the right leg near his groin. Moore was later diagnosed with a forearm strain, a contusion on the back of his right leg, and a groin injury.
The protest, which began in Forest Park before moving to Washington University’s Danforth Campus, led to over 100 arrests. University officials stated that the demonstrators were warned they would be arrested for trespassing if they did not leave. Stein was among those detained, along with her campaign manager, Jason Call, and his deputy, Kelly Merrill-Caye.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mentioned that the arrest warrant was dropped later the same day. No left-rated outlet ran the story at all.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 18 Aug 2026, 20:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein talks to a reporter at an election watch party at the Dearborn Banquet Hall in Dearborn, Michigan on November 5, 2024.
Newsweek — embedded from source
Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing in Missouri
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
12 rated outlets
- All 12 centre-rated digests and the two full reports from Newsweek and Political Wire led on the issuance and subsequent dropping of the arrest warrant. Newsweek’s full report included details of the charges, the protest context, and Stein’s denial of the allegations in a 2024 interview with KSDK. It also noted that the warrant was resolved the same day it was issued, and that the case was continued until 14 September 2026.
- The centre-rated digests uniformly stated that a warrant had been issued for Stein stemming from a 2024 assault charge. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the specific injuries sustained by Officer Moore or the exact sequence of events involving the bicycle. Newsweek’s report was the only centre-rated source to include Stein’s statement that she was “assaulted by a bicycle” and “thrown onto her head.”
Right
7 rated outlets
- All seven right-rated digests and the full report from the New York Post led on the issuance of the arrest warrant and Stein’s failure to appear in court. The New York Post’s full report described the protest as “chaotic” and “anti-Israel,” and noted that Stein was a “far-left pol.” It also included the detail that Stein allegedly yelled “hold the line” as officers moved in to make arrests.
- The right-rated digests uniformly framed the story around Stein’s court no-show and the warrant. None mentioned that the warrant was later dropped the same day. The New York Post’s report was the only right-rated source to include the specific injuries sustained by Officer Moore. TrendingPolitics and WLTReport described Stein as a “prominent liberal politician” and “former presidential candidate,” respectively.
Read it at the source
21 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
12- Warrant Issued for Jill Stein (opens Political Wire in a new tab)
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- Arrest warrant issued for Jill Stein after court no-show (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens WOWT in a new tab)
- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens WBNG in a new tab)
- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens KTIV in a new tab)
- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
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- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens KPTV in a new tab)
- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens kctv5 in a new tab)
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- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens WNDU in a new tab)
- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens Cleveland 19 News in a new tab)
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- Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens FOX Carolina in a new tab)
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- St. Louis judge issues warrant for 2024 presidential candidate after failing to appear in court (opens Hawaii News Now in a new tab)
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Right
7- NEW: Prominent Liberal Politician Hit With Arrest Warrant After Skipping Court Date (opens TrendingPolitics in a new tab)
TrendingPolitics — is TrendingPolitics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Missouri judge issues warrant for Jill Stein after she skips court date over alleged cop assault at anti-Israel protest (opens ussanews.com in a new tab)
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- Warrant issued for Jill Stein after ex-presidential candidate skipped court date over alleged cop assault at anti-Israel protest (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Arrest Warrant Issued for Presidential Candidate Jill Stein After Skipping Court (opens TMZ in a new tab)
- Jill Stein's Court No-Show Ends With an Arrest Warrant (opens RedState in a new tab)
- Judge Issues ARREST WARRANT for Perennial Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein After She Pulls a No-Show in Court Over 2024 Cop Assault Charges * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
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- JUST IN: Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Presidential Candidate Jill Stein (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
Not rated
2- Judge Issues ARREST WARRANT for Perennial Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein After She Pulls a No-Show in Court Over 2024 Cop Assault Charges - Politics, Policy, Political Views (opens Politics, Policy, Political News in a new tab)
- St. Louis judge issues warrant for Jill Stein’s arrest (opens stlmag.com in a new tab)
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Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing…?
- Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 63% are rated centre, 37% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 21. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 19 rated outlets on this story, 0% are rated left, 63% are rated centre, 37% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing… biased?
- Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing in Missouri is one event reported by 21 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing…?
- 21 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What charges does Jill Stein face?
- Jill Stein faces misdemeanour charges of first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault. The charges stem from a 2024 protest at Washington University in St. Louis, where she allegedly grabbed a police bicycle and kicked an officer, causing injuries.
- Why was an arrest warrant issued for Jill Stein?
- An arrest warrant was issued for Jill Stein after she and her attorney failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing on 20 August 2026. The warrant was later dropped the same day when her attorney appeared in court and requested it be quashed.
- What injuries did the police officer sustain?
- Officer Moore was diagnosed with a forearm strain, a contusion on the back of his right leg, and a groin injury. The injuries occurred during an incident where Stein allegedly grabbed a police bicycle, which struck Moore, and then allegedly kicked him.
- Which outlets reported on the arrest warrant?
- The story was reported by 12 centre-rated outlets and 7 right-rated outlets. No left-rated outlet covered the story. The centre emphasised the warrant’s issuance and resolution, while the right focused on Stein’s failure to appear in court.
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