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SUPCO Upholds Cleveland Curfew Law

The Ohio Supreme Court says the city of Cleveland has the right to enforce a curfew law for a downtown park. The justices upheld an ordinance that prohibits people from the park area of Public Square from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. without a permit. Two Occupy Cleveland protesters were arrested in October 2011 after refusing to leave the park. They appealed after pleading no contest to a curfew violation. An appellate court in Cleveland ruled the arrests violated their right to free speech and assembly. The city appealed, arguing the ordinance protects public safety.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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