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The Grain Valley Police Department will no longer issue tickets to drivers who flash their headlights to communicate with other drivers. The city of Grain Valley repealed this portion of its ordinance that individuals be ticketed for warning of speed-traps after the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 3 on behalf of Jerry L. Jarman, Jr. The lawsuit was dismissed today after the parties reached a settlement.

ST. LOUIS – Grand Juror Doe, who served on the grand jury which investigated the killing of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, is suing Robert McCulloch, prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County. Doe would like to talk about the experience of serving on a grand jury, the evidence presented and the investigation in a way that could contribute to the public dialogue concerning race relations.

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Kansas City School District, because the district violated a student’s First Amendment rights. The suit asks the court to stop punishing the student for participating in a protest.

The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit against Missouri's Ferguson-Florissant School District, charging the district's electoral system is locking African-Americans out of the political process.

ST. LOUIS – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a civil rights action against St. Louis County and police officer James Vollmer for violating the constitutional rights of Gerald “Trey” Yingst, a News2Share reporter and producer. He is seeking judgment against the County for its failure to train and supervise Officer Vollmer and for defamation.

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by Sarah Rossi, Director of Advocacy and Policy

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU of Missouri) has filed its opposition to an attempt to intervene in Barrier v. Vasterling by the Missouri legislature.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU of Missouri) is challenging the City of Grain Valley’s policy of pulling over drivers who use their headlights to send a message to other drivers to slow down and proceed with caution. The suit was filed today in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Western Division, on behalf of Jerry L. Jarman, Jr., a resident of Kansas.