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Wed Mar 18 2015
Supporters Pack the Courtroom for the Highway 17 Six
UC Santa Cruz Students Charged for Blocking Highway also Face Student Judicial Action
Supporters packed a Santa Cruz courtroom on March 17 for preliminary hearings concerning the six UCSC students who were arrested for blocking traffic on Highway 17 on March 3 to protest tuition increases. The hearing was the first time all six of those arrested have appeared together in court, and they all have legal representation now. None have pleaded guilty to the charges they face, which include misdemeanors for "resisting arrest" and creating a "public nuisance."
Judge Denine J. Guy set the next hearing date for the defendants for April 8, and said the issue of restitution could come up as part of the proceedings. During the highway blockade on March 3, the students sat across multiple lanes of the roadway and locked themselves to garbage cans full of cement. It took officers with the California Highway Patrol several hours to release them and clear the traffic lanes.
In response to the highway action, the UC Santa Cruz administration suspended the six students from entering all campus facilities, which has left them without access to their homes, food plans, health care, and education.
Read More with Photos | See Also: UCSC Student Union Assembly Condemns Denial of Due Process to the Highway 17 Six
Previous Coverage: Students Shut Down Santa Cruz Highways and UCSC Campus During 96 Hours of Action
Judge Denine J. Guy set the next hearing date for the defendants for April 8, and said the issue of restitution could come up as part of the proceedings. During the highway blockade on March 3, the students sat across multiple lanes of the roadway and locked themselves to garbage cans full of cement. It took officers with the California Highway Patrol several hours to release them and clear the traffic lanes.
In response to the highway action, the UC Santa Cruz administration suspended the six students from entering all campus facilities, which has left them without access to their homes, food plans, health care, and education.
Read More with Photos | See Also: UCSC Student Union Assembly Condemns Denial of Due Process to the Highway 17 Six
Previous Coverage: Students Shut Down Santa Cruz Highways and UCSC Campus During 96 Hours of Action
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