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You may recall that after Hurricane Katrina the Gretna, Louisiana police blockaded a bridge, and forced back people trying to walk out of New Orleans.

There’s long-standing precedent interpreting the Privileges and Immunity Clause of the Constiution to guarantee U.S. citizens a right to interstate travel. But a U.S. District Court has ruled (in a suit against Jefferson Parish by two of the people turned back) that no civil right to travel had been violated in the incident, as the Supreme Court has never ruled that there is any right to intrastate travel.

The issues of whether the police used excessive force, or that freedom of assembly or equal protection rights were violated, await trial later this year.