Federal judge rejects anti-Israel organizers' claims that designated Democratic National Convention protest route violates their First Amendment rights.
A federal judge in Chicago handed anti-Israel protest groups a loss this week, rejecting their request for more space to protest the Gaza counteroffensive outside the Democratic National Convention next week. Four groups seeking to organize protests – the Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, the Anti-War Committee, Students for a Democratic Society at UIC, and the U.S. Palestinian Community Network – asked for parade permits giving them authorization to march over an expanded area.
They want to take their protest nearer to the United Center, one of two locations for the DNC next week, and through a street that the Secret Service and local law enforcement planners have chosen to block off during the convention as part of the secured perimeter. The judge denied all four permits and told the groups to use a different route, proposed by the city of Chicago, according to court filings.
But the specter of violent 1968 clashes between anti-Vietnam War protesters and police is haunting this year's event as the anti-Israel groups hope to push the Democratic Party to drop its support for Israel's ongoing operation in Gaza, which came in response to a deadly terror attack that killed 1,200 on Oct. 7, 2023. The DNC runs from Aug. 19 to 22.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pro-Israel group 'deeply disappointed' after city of Chicago allegedly ignored DNC march permit requestsA pro-Israel group claimed its permit requests to hold a solidarity march near the Democratic National Convention have been sat on by the city of Chicago.
Read more »
Chicago approves pro-Palestinian protests at DNC while pro-Israel group in limboPolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »
Chicago allows anti-Israel protest at DNC, as Israeli American Council awaits approval for counter-demonstrationResidents near the United Center and McCormick Place participated in virtual information sessions on Wednesday to discuss the potential impacts of the upcoming Democratic National Convention on their neighborhoods.
Read more »
Judge expected to rule on dispute over Chicago's DNC protest route permitsJudge expected to rule on dispute over Chicago's DNC protest route permits
Read more »
Federal judge rejects challenge to change DNC protest routeA federal judge decided not to intervene with the City of Chicago's plan and route for protesters at the upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC).
Read more »
Militant group Behind Enemy Lines on law enforcement radar after Chicago DNC incidentAfter a joint threat assessment report this week described risks from groups seeking to disrupt the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the ABC 7 I-Team has identified one organization behind a physical disruption at a DNC event in May.
Read more »