Quentin Young v. City of Chicago

In 1996 the Democratic national convention was held in Chicago and the city authorities, determined to prevent a repetition of the riots that had occurred in 1968 (the last time the Democratic convention was held in Chicago), established a security perimeter around the convention center and excluded all protesters, in alleged violation of the First Amendment. Would-be demonstrators obtained an injunction against the City. The City waited until the convention was over before appealing the injunction, and we therefore dismissed the appeal as moot, the injunction having been limited to…