OpEdNews - Quicklink: Police Oust OWS from Zuccotti Park; Court Rules Protesters may Return, then Bars Overnight Camping

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Police Oust OWS from Zuccotti Park; Court Rules Protesters may Return, then Bars Overnight Camping

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Police arrested more than 150 OWS protestors and cleared the park early this morning (Tuesday). Among those arrested was City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez. Meanwhile, protesters are regrouping a few blocks away, planning their next move. Hours later, attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild obtained an order from the State Supreme Court affirming the protesters' right to return to the Park, and enjoining the police from taking further action. http://tinyurl.com/6ugtj6m Late in the day, a judge ruled that the First Amendment rights to the protesters did not extend to camping overnight.

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I wonder how this would work out if our rights by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:37:50 AM

In addition to violating the protesters' 1st Amendment by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:00:10 AM

Justice Lucy Billings of State Supreme Court in Manhattan by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:09:13 AM

The order issued by Justice Billings can be found at by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:42:24 AM

article link appears broken by Paul Repstock on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:17:45 AM

It seems that the NY Times has decided that an article by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:47:59 AM

Courts operate different when the spotlight is on by Steven G. Erickson on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:34:13 AM

Is Mayor Bloombergs's Due Process of Civil Law Criminal? by Hubert Steed on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:46:24 AM

ZUCOTTI OUTRAGE by Joan Wile on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 12:59:35 PM

unfair and unbalanced by robert braunstein on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:52:20 PM

Agent Provocateurs! by Paul Repstock on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:46:43 PM