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Oct 14, 2013
ACLU in the News: October 14, 2013
Our Sunshine Law lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections regarding propofol was covered by:
Oct 09, 2013
MO DOC Responds to Sunshine Law Request for Propofol Documentation
Four days after the ACLU of Missouri filed a Sunshine Law request lawsuit, the Missouri Department of Corrections released the first four PDF files of documents regarding propofol, the drug the state plans to use in executions on Oct. 23 and Nov. 20. The Department of Corrections will continue to search for responsive records and provide them by the end of the week (Oct. 11).
Oct 07, 2013
ACLU in the News: October 7, 2013
Our Sunshine Law lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections regarding propofol was covered by:
Oct 04, 2013
ACLU Sues Missouri for Hiding Execution Drug Records
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — On Oct. 4, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Foundation (ACLU-MO) filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) for failing to comply with a Sunshine Law request for records about Missouri’s supply of the drug propofol. This is the drug that the state plans to use in executions slated for Oct. 23 and Nov. 20.
Oct 03, 2013
Missouri Constitution Forbids Homeowners’ Association from Banning Political Signs
HILLSBORO, MO — A Missouri homeowners’ association prohibition on political yard signs violates the Missouri Constitution’s free-speech guarantee, a judge ruled on Oct. 3. In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Foundation, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gary P. Kramer ruled that enforcement of the restriction violates the state constitution and that the Missouri statute that permits the association to enforce its covenant in court is unconstitutional.
Oct 01, 2013
ACLU of Eastern Missouri Becomes ACLU of Missouri
Effective October 1, 2013, the ACLU of Eastern Missouri became the ACLU of Missouri, and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri became the ACLU of Kansas. In the face of growing challenges to civil liberties in Kansas and Missouri, this development will increase the ACLU's effectiveness and impact.
Oct 01, 2013
ACLU of Missouri Wins Right to Distribute Political Leaflets
ST. LOUIS, MO — The city of Desloge cannot enforce its ban on the distribution of handbills. Members of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan—or anyone else, are free to pass out handbills in the City of Desloge. Today, United States Magistrate Judge Nannette A. Baker entered a preliminary injunction that the City of Desloge must not enforce the city ordinance that prohibits the distribution of leaflets on city streets.
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