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Christian rally organizers whose May event in Seattle was disrupted by agitators are now suing the city and the police department, alleging they were unlawfully discriminated against because of their religious views.

Legal group Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit on Sept. 26 against the city of Seattle, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Chief of Police Shon Barnes on behalf of MayDay USA organizers. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, claims the city violated the group’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

MayDay USA, described in court filings as a nationwide religious revival tour aimed at "turning America back to God," held events in five major U.S. cities in May. Th

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