ACLU v. Wellston

The City of Wellston has failed to respond to the ACLU’s requests for documents pertaining to allegations that city officials have interfered with Wellston Police Department officers doing their jobs.

On Feb. 12, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a Sunshine Law suit against the City of Wellston because the City has failed to respond to the ACLU’s requests for documents pertaining to allegations that city officials have interfered with Wellston Police Department officers doing their jobs.

“For more than a month, we have been asking for public records that will shine light on claims that city officials are retaliating against police officers for investigating domestic violence crimes involving an official’s family member,” explains Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri. “Our requests for records have been ignored.”

“The Sunshine Law ensures that the government is accountable to the public. Missourians have a right to know what our officials are doing,” said Jeffrey Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri. “Simply ignoring a Sunshine Law request compels the ACLU to go to court to protect ‘government of the people.’”