A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can’t march through a security zone near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, handing a loss to demonstrators who wanted to get closer to next week’s event.
U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig said in his order that protesters, under the First Amendment of the Constitution, have the right to protest and march at the convention. However, he reasoned that the amendment “does not allow them to protest or parade in any way they choose,” meaning they cannot traverse through a city-mandated security zone that was set up around the event.
