A New York City judge has ruled that NYPD's requirement that Critical Mass participants need a parade permit is unconsititutional.
New York Newsday reports a criminal court judge in Manhattan said the charge of parading without a permit is “overly broad” and “unconstitutional on its face.”
Some 2,100 cyclists have been arrested for parading without a permit, which has been the police department's main tool for disrupting the Critical Mass rides, scheduled the last Friday of every month.
The ruling came in the case of cyclists arrested by police Jan. 28, 2005. While the parade permit charges were tossed out, the Critical Mass cyclists were convicted of disorderly conduct.
Time's Up! has been one of the main advocacy groups supporting cyclists in New York City.
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