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Dear Mayor Krewson, Lt. Col. O'Toole, and Sheriff Betts:On Friday, the ACLU of Missouri sent each of your offices a letter. We implored you to remind law enforcement to allow the community to continue to express its outrage, pain and grief by protecting their First Amendment right to protest.They didn’t.We know there were sporadic moments of violence and vandalism – these are not covered by the Constitutional right to protest. However, outside of these moments, officers broke their vow to protect the public by engaging in illegal activities and actions that violated policies of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and agreed-upon rules of engagement made during 2014 protests.

Dear Mayor Krewson, Lt. Col. O'Toole, and Sheriff Betts:

The following statement can be attributed to Jeffrey A. Mittman, executive director, ACLU of Missouri:

University City residents urged the University City Council to proactively address racism in policing at its September meeting.

Dear Governor Greitens, Attorney General Hawley, Mayor Krewson, Colonel Karsten, Director Juden, Lt. Col. O'Toole, and Sheriff Betts:In

The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The DACA program has served as a critical lifeline for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came to this country as children and know the United States as their only home.

Janae “Justice” Gatson will work with community organizations across Western Missouri for outreach and grassroots organizing with the ACLU of Missouri.

As students across Missouri prepare to go back to school, parents and caregivers make sure they're equipped with No. 2 pencils, three-ring binders, and text books -- everything they'll need to start the school year. Right?