Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Court order: City can’t keep Occupy Wall Street protesters and their stuff out of Zuccotti Park

Hours after baton-wielding cops cleared Occupy Wall Street protesters and their tents from Zuccotti Park, a judge signed a order Tuesday saying the demonstrators can return with their stuff, the NY News reports

Mayor Bloomberg said the city was trying to clarify the restraining order signed by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lucy Billings, a former civil liberties lawyer. In the meantime, Zuccotti — which briefly reopened after a quick scrub-down — would be closed to the public, Bloomberg said.

Occupy Wall Street protesters had already moved to another public space, Duarte Square, at Canal St. and Sixth Ave., though it was unclear if they planned to set up camp there….

Read more at http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/court-order-city-t-occupy-wall-street-protesters-stuff-zuccotti-park-article-1.977674#ixzz1dmdWU5Dd

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