Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Chicago’s Security Plan for DNC

Published on July 20, 2024

A federal judge on Friday rejected a motion from an LGBT advocacy group to block Chicago’s ordinance that will establish security zones around the Democratic National Convention (DNC) next month. The decision followed a lawsuit filed by Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws, which challenged the city’s denial of its permit application to protest outside the DNC. The lawsuit, filed in May, also sought a preliminary injunction against the city’s ordinance that restricts the list of items allowed within the “security footprint”—a protected area around the DNC sites. The list of prohibited items includes laptops, sealed packages, drones, firearms, ammunition, tents, “pointed objects including knives of any kind,” and any other items considered “potential safety hazards.”...

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