> If the gathering does not have a permit, it is illegal This is not true, unless it is in a public forum limited in “time, place, and manner”. The first amend

> If the gathering does not have a permit, it is illegal This is not true, unless it is in a public forum limited in “time, place, and manner”. The first amendment grants freedom of assembly. You do not need a permit to meet up with (dozens of) your friends any more than you need a permit to write in a journal.