Friday, 3. September 2004
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 3, 2004 at 11:30:00 AM CEST
Judge Orders Release of Nearly 470 GOP Protesters, Then Fines NYC for Refusing to Comply
A judge ordered the immediate release of nearly 500 protesters just hours before President Bush's speech at the Republican convention, then fined the city for refusing to comply with his order.
City officials later said they would release all of the protesters by late Thursday.
The legal battle came as the convention received a mostly mellow sendoff from demonstrators who had spent the early part of the week venting their rage at the Bush administration.
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