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Saturday, October 15, 2011

The Courts At Feel-Good Hearing, City and Occupy Dallas Hash Out Deal to Move Downtown Campsite

A hearing this morning at the Earle Cabell could have been a First Amendment showdown over Occupy Dallas's right to remain in Pioneer Park in downtown. Instead, it became a simple formality after protesters came to a late-night agreement to move to a plot of city-owned land at Akard and Canton, behind City Hall, per a request from the city.

Lawyers from both sides complimented each other's willingness to compromise in a conversation that sounded very much like a hug feels.

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