PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia has, for the third time, posted formal notice that protest camps along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Ridge Avenue must close no later than 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.The third notice comes after a federal judge ruled the city can clear the encampment by reasonable means with 72 hours notice to vacate.
The judge also denied a motion filed by encampment leaders calling for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the city from closing the camps. “We have spent nearly three months engaging in good faith negotiations with organizers and those who are living in the camps.