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Q1062014
October 6, 2014

EMPHASIS: Missouri State Highway Patrol Statement on Federal Court Preliminary Injunction


The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the following statement following U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Perry’s ruling Monday, October 6, 2014:

From the outset, the overriding goal of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Unified Command has been to allow citizens to speak while keeping the community safe. Today’s ruling is consistent with these principles because it allows protesters to exercise their constitutional rights to peaceably assemble but also allows law enforcement to impose appropriate restrictions to protect the public from violence. ###