*As of this moment, the New York Times has not reported this, nor has any* *other major outlet. *
*MCM * Published on Friday, June 05, 2020 by Common Dreams <https://www.commondreams.org/> 'Deeply Disturbing': New York Supreme Court Judge Rules Protesters Can Be Detained Indefinitely "This is suspension of habeas corpus, it is unconstitutional," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. by Jake Johnson, staff writer <https://www.commondreams.org/author/jake-johnson-staff-writer> https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/05/deeply-disturbing-new-york-supreme-court-judge-rules-protesters-can-be-detained 31 Comments <https://commons.commondreams.org/t/deeply-disturbing-new-york-supreme-court-judge-rules-protesters-can-be-detained-indefinitely/78672> Police officers arrest protesters for breaking the curfew as they continued to protest demanding an end to police brutality and racial injustice over the death of George Floyd on June 4, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A New York State Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected <https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/ny-manhattan-judge-denies-writ-protestors-custody-20200604-cj67y2xoxjgrhk4es7vbyxkhcm-story.html> a petition seeking the immediate release of hundreds of protesters who had been held by the New York Police Department for more than 24 hours, ruling that extraordinary circumstances justify indefinite detention. "It is a crisis within a crisis," wrote <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/nyregion/nyc-protests-jail.html> Justice James Burke in his ruling. "All writs are denied." Burke's decision was met with alarm by New York lawmakers and activists who immediately condemned the ruling as an unlawful suspension of the right of habeas corpus, which requires the government to justify detention of a person before a court. Hundreds of New Yorkers have been arrested <https://gothamist.com/news/roughed-and-arrested-protesting-new-yorkers-spend-hours-packed-cells-during-pandemic> in recent days during mass protests over the May 25 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. *Click on the link for the rest.* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W9ePm1ijyN8PBs%3D8%3DDo%3DpjnLJV0HWGDW7LF0pKU0qO4yw%40mail.gmail.com.
