A federal judge on Thursday overturned the city of Cleveland’s regulations on protest zones for next month’s Republican National Convention, ruling the limitations are too narrow and therefore unconstitutional. The decision comes after a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union that argued the city’s designated 3.5-square-mile “event zone” around the convention were too burdensome and therefore restricted speech. Lawyers for the city will appeal U.S. District Judge James Gwin’s decision.
