Demonstrators planning protests or parades at the Democratic National Convention filed a lawsuit against the City of Denver and the Secret Service. The A.C.L.U. accuses those government entities of threatening against the expression of free speech. The complainants contend that tight security rules have not been enforced.

The New York Times reports that, “the suit, filed in Federal District Court, says that delays in establishing legal parade routes, and unanswered questions about security arrangements around the convention center are undermining efforts to plan for events when Democrats gather here from Aug. 25-28.”

Mark Silverstein, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, is representing 12 groups in the lawsuit. H said he had no choice but to turn to the court. It’s just four months until the convention and the demonstrators want a judge to speed the scheduling and the issuing of rules governing activities outside the Pepsi Center.

The A.C.L.U.’s lawsuit is specifically asking the court to order the Secret Service to immediately provide information to the city that will allow Denver officials to start considering permit requests for parades and specifying a “demonstration zone.”

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