Occupy St. Louis group loses court bid

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to order a city park re-opened for round-the-clock protests by the group Occupy St. Louis.

The group was seeking a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of a 10 p.m. curfew in St. Louis parks. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson ruled from the bench Tuesday afternoon following more than four hours of testimony and arguments from both sides.

Jackson ruled that Occupy St. Louis failed to show the curfew in was being selectively enforced in Kiener Plaza or that the group demonstrated a likelihood of winning on the merits of its case.

Protesters maintained a tent city in Kiener Plaza from early October until police removed them and arrested some protesters early Saturday.