"We come to look at your parade permit."

On January 7, the order did just that: the state chapter applied for the parade permit.

She also said that any decision on the parade permit would be left to the Police Department.

Justice Schlesinger is expected to rule next week, but her opinion will not determine which group receives the parade permit.

On October 29, someone bombed the home of the city's mayor because he refused to revoke the parade permit.

The new regulations, strictly read, say they must first get a parade permit.

The idea was to somehow look inconspicuous, since there was no parade permit.

Mr. Siegel questioned whether the department had the authority to change the definitions of when a parade permit is needed.

The Mayor said yesterday he was not considering revoking the parade permit.

Ms. Cagan and others who support the effort to march said the city's denial of a parade permit had nothing to do with safety.