'They have heard these promises of shelter from City of St. Louis government time and time again and historically those promises are empty,' a civil rights group said.
in a statement that it could not comment on pending litigation, but that it stands by"the lived experiences of those who are currently homeless in St. Louis."
On Wednesday, Dr. Frederick Echols, the city's health commissioner, posted a notice requiring homeless residents inhabiting the Market Street park to vacate the premises. Echols called their encampment a"serious health threat" due to the potential for COVID-19 transmission. Plaintiffs have to meet a relatively high bar to obtain a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a government policy. One of the most important criteria for satisfying that hurdle is the likelihood that a plaintiff will ultimately succeed once the case is fully tried.
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