Rahm Emanuel tries to "SILENCE" Southwest Airline Pilots but Judge says NO! Judge orders Chicago to allow Southwest pilots billboard at Midway

Southwest Airlines pilots who want to air their grievances over stagnant wages on a billboard at Midway Airport may do so, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

The Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association recently filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago saying officials' refusal to allow a billboard at Midway in advance of the airline's May 18 shareholders meeting in Chicago was an unconstitutional restriction on their First Amendment rights.

While the city says its decision to ban the billboard was based on guidelines enacted last summer that preclude the display of "all political and public issue advertising" at O'Hare and Midway airports, the pilots union said it was told the ad was banned because the city found it "offensive" and worried that airline officials would disapprove.

The pilots' lawsuit sought a temporary restraining order to allow the pilots to display the ad. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall ordered the city to allow the ad to be displayed.

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