The mayor promised the event will be “safe, energetic, vibrant,” dismissed assertions from dissident groups that the rejection of protest permits violates the First Amendment.
Hatem Abudayyeh, the chair of the US Palestinian Community Network, speaks during a press conference announcing a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago over the denial of permits proposed by various protest groups to protest within “sight and sound” of the Democratic National Convention to be held at the United Center this coming August, on March 22, 2024, outside the Federal Building in Chicago.
“As far as applications are concerned, there are parameters in which we are working with that individuals who wish to demonstrate, we’re asking those individuals work within those parameters,” Johnson said. “There’s a coordinated effort to ensure, again, a vibrant, energetic, well-displayed Chicago … while also keeping into consideration how we protect and keep demonstrators protected and secure.”
“We’re going to continue to assess all of these demonstrations,” Johnson said. “We’re at a critical point in our nation’s history. And so protecting people’s First Amendment right is, of course, paramount. But again, it really requires full assessment.”
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