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ACLU sues Philly over DNC permit denial

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the City of Philadelphia in federal court Thursday over denial of a permit for a protest march down Broad Street on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention.

Activist Cheri Honkala (center), head of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, announces at a press conference June 23, 2016, that the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the city for denying a permit to allow the campaign to march down South Broad Street on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention.
Activist Cheri Honkala (center), head of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, announces at a press conference June 23, 2016, that the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the city for denying a permit to allow the campaign to march down South Broad Street on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention.Read moreCLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer
    by Julia Terruso, Staff Writer
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