re: #398 lawhawk

Not exactly; it’s a temporary restraining order. We’ll see the next step - which likely involves the City and these attorneys from the NLG/ACLU going over the judge’s head pretty quickly.

The judge has no problem granting the TRO but ignores the owner’s (Brookfield’s) rights to their own property. Doubt this will be the last we hear about the legalities of the case.

FWIW, the police tower that is at the corner of Church and Liberty was hard wired into the street by ConEd a week or two ago - suggesting that they were there for the long haul;

I was just trying to figure out the court order and found this….
Hasty court order allows Occupy protesters to return after police sweep

Hours later, the National Lawyers Guild obtained a court order allowing the protesters to return with their tents to the park, where they have camped for two months. The guild said the injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules on the protesters.

That seems odd. The National LAwyers guild might the lying about their court order and the press is just reporting their characterization.
It seems odd that a court would rule that the rules of the park no longer apply.