Two activist groups have lost their appeals for permits to march near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.
The groups — both part of the Coalition to March on the DNC — filed for parade permits to march near the United Center during the convention, set for Aug. 19-22. But the city denied them, saying it would tie up traffic and require police officers it could not spare.The city offered the two groups — the March for the People’s Agenda and Students for a Democratic Society at UIC — an alternate marching route in Grant Park.
The judge affirmed the city’s denial letters, ruling that the city proved it did not have resources to provide security and that the alternate route in Grant Park, more than 3 miles from the United Center, "had comparable public visibility and a similar route, location and date to that of the proposed parade."The group plans to bring its case to federal court and launch a public pressure campaign, coalition spokesperson Dod McColgan said.
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