After two years and nine lawsuits, Aaron Malin's campaign to hold Missouri's drug task forces accountable to the state's Sunshine law is paying off. But now, for the first time since the former Show-Me Cannabis researcher began his lawsuit spree in 2014, the payoff actually comes with a dollar sign.
In an October 11 ruling, a Cole County Circuit Court judge ordered Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson to pay Malin $12,100 for "knowingly and purposely" violating the state's open records laws.…