Ohio – Anti-Trump Groups Among Those Receiving Convention Permits

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    File: Protesters picket outside Donald Trump rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstOhio – Two groups opposed to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are among the first to receive permits to gather at next month’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

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    Others include the League of Women Voters, which helps immigrants, and a church that opposes homosexuality by picketing soldiers’ funerals. Peace and anti-racism groups also have gotten permits.

    Various groups are seeking permits for reasons including to demonstrate, march or stay at a nearby park.

    The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to clarify the permitting process for the GOP convention that begins July 18. The ACLU filed the request on behalf of Citizens for Trump and other organizations.


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