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Occupy Oklahoma City injunction denied
December 14, 2011
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: After weeks of legal wrangling, on Monday Judge Timothy DeGiusti ruled that protesters occupying a park in Oklahoma City must adhere to the city's overnight curfew. This finding denied a preliminary injunction sought by the occupiers.[1]
Originally, Judge DeGiusti granted a temporary restraining order at the beginning of December, preventing the city from removing protesters from the park.[2] Since then, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma judge decided that those pursuing an injunction have not proved that the case requires "extraordinary relief".[3]
In response to the ruling, the protesters reasserted their rights under the First Amendment and continued camping in the park.[3][1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 News9.com, "Judge Denied Occupy OKC's Request To Camp In Park," December 13, 2011
- ↑ YahooNews.com, "Oklahoma judge bars eviction of Occupy camp, for now," December 2, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Oklahoman, "Continued overnight stays in Kerr Park would only hurt Occupy OKC cause," December 14, 2011
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