New York Judge Rules City Can Ban Protestors From Park
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State Supreme Court judge ruled today that New York City can ban protesters from using the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sunday for a rally, the largest planned for the Republican National Convention, according to The Associated Press.
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Roadside camping and parking bans are constitutional, a federal judge ruled, blocking protesters from pitching tents or placing portable toilets in ditches near President Bush's ranch.
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Protesters handed the streets of Manhattan back to morning commuters Monday as police kept the heart of the city _ and the country&#39;s busiest railway station _ under tight guard
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A federal judge on Monday denied the city's request to limit the amount of damages it owes in the Staten Island ferry crash that killed 11 people and injured dozens of others in 2003.
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A federal judge dismissed charges  against a New York record store owner on Friday who had been  selling unauthorized recordings of concerts, saying a law  against boot-legging was unconstitutional.
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PORT CHESTER, New York  - A dispute over voting rights reminiscent of the U.S. civil rights era has broken out in this New York town, where the federal government has thrust itself into the debate and a judge suspended an election.
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A judge told protesters yesterday they can&#39;t rally in Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention - but activists vowed to descend on the park anyway.
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New York City agreed on Tuesday to settle a lawsuit that challenged controversial limits imposed on the public use of Central Park and a cap on the size of crowds at 50,000.
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A judge struck down a New York City rule Tuesday that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, but he suggested that expanding the rule to include more restaurants could make it legal.
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NEW YORK A federal judge has refused to force New York City to allow a rally on Saturday on the Great Lawn in Central Park, after the city administration and protest organizers failed to reach a compromise during a sudden round of weekend negotiations.
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A judge on Wednesday declined to order city officials to give an anti-war group permission to rally in Central Park on the eve of the Republican convention, leaving uncertain where thousands of protesters will go after a march past
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The California Supreme Court has ruled that shopping malls can't stop protesters from urging the boycott of stores while on mall property.
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A judge declared Friday that a law banning same-sex marriage violates the state constitution, a first-of-its-kind ruling in New York that would clear the way for gay couples to wed if it survives on appeal.
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An Arab-American organization and a group opposed to war and racism filed suit charging they were unconstitutionally denied a permit to hold a protest in Central Park during the upcoming Republican National Convention.
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By Thomas Korosec, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 6--DALLAS -- A federal judge extended an order Tuesday preventing the suburb of Farmers Branch from enforcing a voter-approved ordinance barring apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg faced  pressure from both sides over gay marriage on Monday after  saying the city would appeal a court ruling overturning a ban  on gay unions even though he supports them.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defended the cityâs decision not to suspend its parking rules after the snow storm.