year or so, judges determined that three drug task forces — the East Central Missouri Drug Task Force Kansas City's Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force and the Mid-Missouri Unified Strike Team and Narcotics Group — are indeed subject to the Sunshine law and can be sued for violating it.In those cases, however, the judgments affirmed only that the agencies must follow the Sunshine law. They did not include fines or attorneys fees — the add-on that gives rulings teeth (and rewards lawyers for taking on such cases). In Cole County, Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that Richardson had intentionally flouted a law he knew very well, and that opens the door to a big payout.The Cole County lawsuit stems from three Sunshine requests Malin filed in April and October 2015.no penalties for wrongly withholding absentee ballot info during last summer's contentious legal battle between the Hubbard political dynasty and two upstart protesters-turned-politicians.Malin, though, is confident the wins will keep on coming. His half-dozen lawsuits targeting drug task forces have already tangibly changed how the agencies handle open meetings and respond to records requests.The next lawsuit scheduled for trial will pit him and his lawyers against the St. Louis County Drug Task Force. A bench trial is scheduled for December 1.