6 ▁am ▁cur f ew . ▁A ▁pre lim inary ▁inj unction ▁file d ▁pro ▁b ono ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Occ up y ▁St . ▁Louis ▁to ▁ce ase ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁cur f ew ▁by ▁arg uing ▁viol ation ▁of ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁speech ▁rights ▁was ▁denied ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁D . C . ▁is ▁a ▁non - part isan ▁occupation ▁of ▁public ▁space ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁based ▁at ▁Mc Ph erson ▁Square . ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁been ▁demonstr ating ▁in ▁Mc Ph erson ▁Square ▁since ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁Fre edom ▁Pla za ▁since ▁October ▁ 6 . ▁Despite ▁crack down s ▁on ▁other ▁Occ up y ▁projects ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁federal ▁authorities ▁claimed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁plans ▁to ▁clear ▁Mc Ph erson ▁Square ▁Park . ▁The ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁decided ▁against ▁ev iction ▁after ▁meeting ▁with ▁activ ists ▁and ▁discuss ing ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁conditions . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁the ▁Occ up iers ▁remain ▁in ▁Mc Ph erson ▁Square ▁and ▁Fre edom ▁Pla za , ▁despite ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ' s ▁ban , ▁which ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁at ▁ 1 2 pm ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Federal ▁judge ▁James ▁Bo as berg ▁heard ▁arguments