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Repeated Requests by Harper Family for Records Related to Unsolved Shooting Go Unanswered

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Late yesterday afternoon, the Circuit Court of Cole County affirmed its rulings in two separate cases that the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) knowingly violated the Sunshine Law by failing to release the name of the pharmacy that supplies its execution drugs (The Reporters Committee, et al v. Missouri Department of Corrections) and refusing to release uncensored documents regarding the state’s execution witness selection protocol (ACLU of Missouri, et al v. Missouri Department of Corrections). In both cases, the MODOC was ordered to release the previously requested documents and to pay applicable fees and penalties.

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Jeffrey Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri, issued the following statement regarding the Ferguson City Council's unanimous vote to accept the U.S. Department of Justice's consent decree:

 

Citizen-to-system trust lies at the core of a successful civil society, and yet, as tensions among law enforcement, the government, and Missourians increase, our politicians seek to create even more barriers to transparency between the public and our state institutions. SB 1061 (R – Dixon), HB 2344 (R – Wilson), and HB 2364 (R – Rhoads) epitomize this counterproductive policy effort. These bills write hurdles into Missouri’s Sunshine Law, work against building the trust our community needs to operate smoothly, and possess considerable momentum in the legislative process.

Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director of ACLU of Missouri, issued the following statement:

Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director of ACLU of Missouri, issued the following statement regarding pro-discrimination legislation currently being debated on the Senate floor: