Judge backs city's ban on Occupy Wall Street protesters' tents at Zuccotti

Judge backs city's ban on Occupy Wall Street protesters' tents at Zuccotti: New York Daily News, by Matthew Lysiak, Rich Schapiro* Posted By: JoniTx- Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:59:44 GMT Hours after baton'wielding cops cleared Occupy Wall Street protesters and their tents from Zuccotti Park on Tuesday, a judge backed the clean sweep. The ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman says that city can stop protesters from bringing tents, tarps and other camping equipment into the park. (Snip) Some Occupy Wall Street protesters had already moved to another public space, owned by Trinity Church, at Canal St. and Sixth Ave., where they used bolt cutters to open a fenced'in area.

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