American Motorcyclist Ass'n v. City of St. Louis

Judgment in a court tried case declared a City of St. Louis, Missouri, ordinance unconstitutional. We reverse.

On March 9,1979, the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis passed Bill 119. This bill prohibited the operation of motorcycles in all city parks, on-duty police motorcycles excepted. Shortly after its enactment plaintiffs, the American Motorcycle Association and six City of St. Louis residents, sought a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction against enforcement of the ordinance. On April 17, 1979, the trial court issued a temporary restraining order. Subsequently, a…