In a demand letter sent to Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Jonathan Markovitz, a staff attorney for the ACLU SoCal, said that the reasoning given for denying Refuse Facism’s permit “appears to be unconstitutional.

Hundreds of protesters who spent the Fourth of July in downtown Los Angeles to rally against the immigration raids that have roiled the region and the surge in federal funding approved this week to keep them going.

Tensions escalated after President Donald Trump called up the National Guard over the objections of state and city leaders.

Friday's immigration operations which took place across Los Angeles, primarily in the Westlake District, downtown, and South L.A., led to protests over the weekend, resulting in 42 arrests. Those arrested are facing charges ranging from assault on an officer,

The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action honors the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. Protests are expected to be held along streets, at court houses and other public spaces. Organizers are calling for them to be peaceful.

"Good Trouble Lives On" protests will be taking place across the country on Thursday, including in Central Florida. Nearly 50 Florida cities are expected to host the national day of action protests in response to " the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.

The July 10 order stems from a lawsuit the First Amendment Coalition filed against the department on behalf of the Los Angeles Press Club.

Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were covering the immigration protests in June.