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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (June 22, 2022) – Last week, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order banning no-knock warrants. The ban takes a step toward nullifying several Supreme Court opinions in practice and effect. Mayor Jones signed the executive order...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 27, 2021) – Earlier this month, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an ordinance into law decriminalizing possession and cultivation of marijuana despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. Alderman Bret Narayan (D) introduced Bill...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (July 20, 2020) – Last week, a St. Louis City Board of Alderman committee passed an ordinance that would set the stage to limit the acquisition and use of surveillance technology by law enforcement and other city agencies. The proposed law would...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (May 22, 2018) – The St. Louis City Board of Alderman will consider a local ordinance that would the stage to limit the acquisition and use of spy gear by law enforcement and other city agencies. The proposed law would also help limit the impact...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (July 6, 2017) – Passage of a proposed St. Louis ordinance would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into a broader national surveillance state. Alderman...