DNC protest can’t expand

CHICAGO — A group of civil rights organizations’ motion to extend their pro-Palestine protest march route, which will take place around the Democratic National Convention, was shot down by a federal court in Illinois. Their current route keeps the protestors blocks away from one of the main convention spaces, and they sought to extend the route closer to the DNC. The court says the proposed route is appropriately tailored to balance the city’s interest in ensuring attendees’ safety and managing traffic with the protesters’ First Amendment rights.