▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁hours ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 9 ▁protest ers ▁were ▁arrested ▁when ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁order , < ref ▁name =" new sch annel 1 "> " Occ up y ▁Nash ville ▁Pro st est ors ▁Arr ested ▁and ▁Re leased ▁ ," ▁News Channel 5 . com , ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Retrieved : ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 .</ ref > ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁ 2 6 ▁were ▁arrested . ▁In ▁both ▁cases , ▁the ▁arr ests ▁were ▁thrown ▁out ▁by ▁General ▁S essions ▁Night ▁Court ▁Commission er ▁Tom ▁Nelson , ▁who ▁argued ▁the ▁state ▁had ▁no ▁authority ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁cur f ew ▁for ▁Legisl ative ▁Pla za . ▁Has lam ▁stated ▁the ▁cur f ew ▁was ▁necessary ▁due ▁to ▁d eter ior ating ▁san it ary ▁conditions ▁and ▁safety ▁issues ▁on ▁the ▁Pla za ," T N ▁Governor ▁Bill ▁Has lam ▁Def ends ▁A ctions ; ▁Occ up y ▁Nash ville ▁Situ ation ▁had ▁' D eter ior ated ' ▁ ," ▁W B IR . com , ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Retrieved : ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁though ▁critics ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁cur f ew ▁is ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁protest ers ' ▁civil ▁rights . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1