Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed a new executive order aimed at protecting the right to protest in Chicago. The ‘Right to Protest’ executive order builds on the mayor’s Protecting Chicago Initiative and is intended to ensure that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) upholds residents’ First Amendment rights, even if there is interference from federal authorities.

“Chicago has long been a center of civic action, from the labor uprisings of the Haymarket era to the Civil Rights movement, and today is no different,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “The City of Chicago has proven time and time again that we can safeguard demonstrations of any size while protecting First Amendment rights. With this Executive Order, we affirm that Chicago will remain a place where democracy and freedom reign. Today,

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