 After the American Civil Liberties Union stepped in, the commission dropped all its requirements but a $1,500 fee for police service.That, too, was dismissed when the California Superior Court ordered the police to provide protection as they would for any other group.The eleventh hour California Supreme Court decision ordered the police commissioner to issue a parade permit citing the “constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression.” From the beginning, L.A. parade organizers and participants knew there were risks of violence.