The organizers of a conservative Christian rally earlier this year in Seattle are suing the city — and Mayor Bruce Harrell individually — over what they say was a violation of their First Amendment right to freedom of speech, religion and assembly.

The Mayday USA rally last May, part of a five-city tour to advocate for the “restoration of the family unit as Biblically ordained,” was put on by a group of pastors and religious groups based both in Washington and elsewhere.

The event devolved into chaos when counterprotesters targeted event attendees and clashed with police, leading to multiple arrests of people opposed to the group’s presence on Capitol Hill.

Organizers say the city’s permitting process forced them out of their preferred downtown location and into Capitol Hill’s Cal Ander

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