Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Blakey ruled that the suit can proceed, despite the city's motion to dismiss. In his ruling, Blakey swatted aside the First Amendment argument, saying that the matter called for speculation and that the court cannot rule on things that might or might not happen. Spokespeople for Protect Our Parks, however, say they're keeping the First Amendment argument in their back pockets for future use.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.