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fromWBGO Jazz
1 week agoNYC Council holds hearing on buffer zone bill
This is a new version of the original bill, which set a buffer zone of up to 100 feet. This version would let the NYPD decide whether there should be a buffer zone, how big it will be and and how long it will be enforced.
New York City
NYC politics
fromGothamist
1 week agoNYC bill restricting protests outside religious and educational institutions gains steam
A revised City Council bill addressing protests at houses of worship and educational facilities gained NYPD endorsement after removing a controversial 100-foot buffer zone provision, though critics argue it lacks substantive measures.
fromwww.amny.com
3 months agoNew bill to create 25-foot protest buffer zone for houses of worship enters New York legislature
The proposed bill, which follows last month's boisterous demonstration led by pro-Palestine supporters outside an Upper East Side synagogue in which participants shouted antisemitic phrases and slogans seeks to establish a clear 25-foot buffer zone around houses of worship and healthcare facilities, restricting protests that directly impede access or create a hostile environment for anyone entering or exiting the building.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months agoCampaigners claim victory as judges quash Braverman move against protests
Today's judgment is clear, just as it was last year, that these laws should never have been made. They were a flagrant abuse of power from a government determined to shut down protesters they did not personally agree with.
UK politics
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