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on March 21, 2015 in World News

Federal judges declare cops can arbitrarily arrest hundreds of people

Federal judges declare cops can arbitrarily arrest hundreds of people; citizens have no freedom of assembly The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed an earlier decision that allowed participants in the so-called “Occupy Wall Street” movement to sue New York City police following a mass arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge four years ago. As reported by Courthouse News, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to dismiss the lawsuit without so much as even a hearing on the case. The report further stated: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, representing the protesters for the Washington-based group Partnership for Civil Justice, said in a phone… View Article

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