"We know from our very own eyes that it's happening. We're not kind of hearing it third hand.

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But at a third hearing, in December, the same space was packed.

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On Friday, during a rally at City Hall Park preceding the council's third hearing on the bill, three of Ms. Quinn's mayoral rivals denounced her position and her decision to block a vote.

WSJ: Council Members May Bypass Quinn

The Supreme Court upheld the verdict in one case, sent another back for retrial, and is still hearing the third.

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