A planned gathering in Charlotte of a group known for its white supremacist and anti-immigrant views is in limbo after a hotel canceled the group's reservations.
The Charlotte Observer reports that the Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel cited guest safety in making the decision.
The white nationalist magazine sponsoring the gathering next week, American Renaissance, says it's had no luck so far finding other accommodations in Charlotte.
Editor Jared Taylor says Charlotte City Councilman Patrick Cannon violated the group's First Amendment rights by contacting hotels about the upcoming conference.
Cannon says he was just finding information in response to a question from a constituent.
Anti-racist groups have said they plan to protest the conference on Feb. 5.
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