Boston ‘Free Speech’ Rally Organizers Insist Event Is Still A Go As City Girds For Potential Clashes

BOSTON — Plans for a controversial free speech rally slated for Saturday on Boston Common appear to be deteriorating, as one of the organizers' featured speakers backed out on Monday, while the city has yet to issue organizers a permit.
Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys, had been scheduled to headline the event but announced Monday his decision to cancel: