Jul 3, 09:22 PM

Supreme Court Will Review Mississippi Free-Speech Ordinance Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hear a case that seeks to revive a street evangelist’s lawsuit challenging a protest ordinance in Brandon, Mississippi. The ordinance confines demonstrations to a designated area and was invoked after the preacher used a loudspeaker to denounce patrons outside a city amphitheater. Lower courts threw out the evangelist’s civil-rights suit on the ground that his earlier conviction under the ordinance barred him from seeking damages. The justices will now consider whether that rule is consistent with First Amendment protections and federal civil-rights law, a question that could shape how cities nationwide craft and enforce protest restrictions.

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Law360@Law360
1 year ago
The high court agreed to hear a challenge to an ordinance in Mississippi that redirects demonstrations to a designated protest area, teeing up an examination of whether case law prevents someone who has been convicted from bringing a civil rights suit. https://t.co/JbJ8xI1c49
The Washington Times@WashTimes
1 year ago
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether to revive a lawsuit from a man barred from evangelizing outside a small-town Mississippi amphitheater after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker. https://t.co/tvd0Zlgybx
The Washington Times@WashTimes
1 year ago
Supreme Court to consider reviving lawsuit restricting evangelizing in small Mississippi town https://t.co/63X54NMgFs https://t.co/PlEkQXSCgb

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