Judge Deals Legal Blow To RNC Protesters

A Judge appointed by Trump, delivered a Blow to a Group planning to Demonstrate at next week's Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee.

U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig on Tuesday Ruled, the demonstrators Cannot cross a "hard" Security Perimeter while Pprotesting at the Convention.

"The Coalition members have the right to march in protest of the RNC. Their right to do so lies at the heart of the First Amendment. But the First Amendment does not allow them to protest or parade in any way they choose," Ludwig wrote.

The GOP Convention will be in Wisconsin, a crucial Battleground State that could determine Who Returns to the White House in 2025.

The Lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on behalf of the "Coalition to March". It argues that "Milwaukee's ordinances governing parade and protest activity directly violate the First Amendment by unlawfully limiting the locations where protesters can parade and exercise their right to free speech during the RNC."

In a Press Release announcing the Suit, the ACLU wrote: "The ordinance in question limits the coalition and other demonstrators to marching on an undisclosed parade route somewhere in a 90-square-block area around Fiserv Forum. Although the city claimed that it would provide a route within 'sight and sound' of RNC venues, it has failed to identify any route whatsoever to date."

Judge Ludwig, however, Ruled that the City and U.S. Secret Service showed that they Demonstrated the Protesters had a Right-to-Protest with "legitimate security and other governmental interests."

Ludwig serves as a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He was Appointed by Trump in 2020. His Nomination was Approved by the Senate with Bipartisan support.

Only Five Democrats: Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Ron Wyden of Oregon, Voted against Him.

The ACLU responded to the Ruling in a Statement on Tuesday.

"We are disappointed by today's ruling and the lack of an authorized parade route within sight and sound of the convention." it said.

"We still believe that the City's failure to act concerning our client's permit application, its delay in establishing a protest zone and a parade route until weeks before the convention, and its decision to push protesters even further away from the convention site with the expansion of the credentialed zone chill freedom of expression and restrict the exercise of First Amendment rights." wrote Timothy Muth, Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Wisconsin.









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