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| Occupy Wall Street: New York judge backs eviction | Occupy Wall Street: New York judge backs eviction |
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| A New York court has ruled that a pre-dawn police raid on the Occupy Wall Street camp at Zuccotti Park was legal. | A New York court has ruled that a pre-dawn police raid on the Occupy Wall Street camp at Zuccotti Park was legal. |
| The ruling means protesters will remain barred from setting up tents and sleeping in the park, although New York officials say protest will be allowed. | The ruling means protesters will remain barred from setting up tents and sleeping in the park, although New York officials say protest will be allowed. |
| Police arrested some 200 people in a surprise pre-dawn raid on Zuccotti Park and later held several journalists. | Police arrested some 200 people in a surprise pre-dawn raid on Zuccotti Park and later held several journalists. |
| New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the police clearout was prompted by public health and safety concerns. | New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the police clearout was prompted by public health and safety concerns. |
| The ruling came as night fell in New York, with hundreds of protesters still gathered around the barricades at Zuccotti Park. | |
| Correspondents say protesters were discussing new plans, and the mood remained positive. Drummers and guitarists kept playing and some gathered at a junction with nearby Broadway. | |
| "Whatever the ruling, we have the right to protest. This is our city. This has been our home for two months. The whole world is waiting to see what is happening here," one protester told the BBC. | |
| Freedom of assembly | |
| At the New York Supreme Court, Justice Michael Stallman denied a motion brought by lawyers for the protesters, saying that rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the US constitution do not entitle them to camp out indefinitely in the plaza. | |
| Mr Stallman said the protesters had not "demonstrated that the rules adopted by the owners of the property, concededly after the demonstrations began, are not reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions permitted under the First Amendment". | |
| Earlier, Mayor Bloomberg said the protesters had the right to make their views known and could return to the park to protest, but would not be allowed to camp out there. | Earlier, Mayor Bloomberg said the protesters had the right to make their views known and could return to the park to protest, but would not be allowed to camp out there. |
| White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on board Air Force One that the Obama administration believes each local city governments must each make their own decision on how to deal with protesters, the Associated Press reported. | White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on board Air Force One that the Obama administration believes each local city governments must each make their own decision on how to deal with protesters, the Associated Press reported. |
| A number of other US protest camps have also been cleared in recent days. | A number of other US protest camps have also been cleared in recent days. |