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

The ruling followed a lawsuit filed by an LGBT advocacy group after the city denied the group’s application to protest within the DNC ’security footprint.’

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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.