Judge Andrea Wood refuses to grant changes to DNC protest route, going from Union Park, Chicago toward United Center to Park 578 [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Leaders for the Coalition to March on the DNC said Tuesday they will appeal U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood’s decision to deny their request for a preliminary injunction.

Wood’s decision kept the alternative parade route that the city proposed a few weeks ago as the final version for protesters to use on Monday. In her decision, the judge said the plaintiffs’ arguments fell well short of proving a First Amendment violation.

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As the Democratic National Convention gets underway on Monday, tens of thousands of protesters are expected to converge on Union Park. From there, they will begin their march towards the vicinity of the United Center, where they will be able to protest within “sight and sound” of the delegates and officials inside at yet another park: Park 578, which is located at Maypole and Walcott.

The legal disputebetween the city and …