▁location ▁of ▁inaug ural ▁para de ▁protest s . ▁The ▁court ▁held ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁requires ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁allow ▁" ample ▁space ▁for ▁peace ful ▁demonstr ations ," ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁A . N . S . W . E . R .' s ▁" c laim ▁of ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁dis place ▁spect ator ▁ble ach ers ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁demonstr ation ▁at ▁Fre edom ▁Pla za ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁PC J F ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁public - inter est ▁legal ▁organizations ▁to ▁offer ▁free ▁legal ▁assistance ▁to ▁individuals ▁arrested ▁in ▁protest s ▁during ▁Trump ' s ▁inaug uration . ▁In ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁inaug uration , ▁the ▁PC J F ▁critic ized ▁the ▁Park ▁Service ▁and ▁Trump ' s ▁transition ▁officials ▁for ▁moving ▁slowly ▁in ▁grant ing ▁perm its ▁for ▁protest ers ▁to ▁march ▁during ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁week end . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( MP D ) ▁failed ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁release ▁records ▁of ▁arr ests ▁on ▁In aug uration ▁Day , ▁the ▁PC J F ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁MP D ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁comp el ▁the ▁records ' ▁dis closure . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : Fre edom ▁of