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• New venue sought for Fresno zoo case due to ex-judge Oliver Wanger's presence

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  Roeding Park supporters seeking to stop an expansion of Fresno Chaffee Zoo want their federal lawsuit heard in the Bay Area -- and not Fresno -- because the zoo is represented by former judge Oliver Wanger's new law firm.

• Ruling restricts Occupy Fresno's time in park

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  A federal judge ruled that Occupy Fresno protesters cannot keep an around-the-clock vigil at Courthouse Park, but they can move their demonstration to the sidewalk after midnight.

  He also said a Fresno County ordinance is unconstitutional in its definition of public meetings and its ban on distributing handbills.

  The rulings by U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer of San Francisco means that the Sheriff's Office can enforce an ordinance that prohibits loitering or camping at Courthouse Park between midnight and 6 a.m. But sheriff's deputies can't stop demonstrators from protesting in the park from 6 a.m. to midnight.

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• Fresno County judges get no say in jail crowding

  Fresno County judges get no say in jail crowding

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