Prattville's mayor pulled the float over safety concerns, but the LGBTQ+ group argued this infringed their constitutional rights.

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Trump judge forces Christmas parade to allow pride float

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From Friday's opinion by Judge Austin Huffaker (M.D. Ala.) in Prattville Pride v. City of Prattville: Prattville Pride is a non-profit, LGBTQ organization that alleges that the Defendant, the City of Prattville ("City"), has excluded it from participating in the City's Christmas parade (scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. on December 6, 2024; i.e., this evening) in violation of the group's First Amendment right to free speech and right to Equal Prot…

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City's Christmas Parade May Not Exclude Pride Float Because Risk of Thrown Objects or Slashed Tires

It was only 24 hours before the city of Prattville, Alabama was set to host its Christmas parade that a local LGBTQ+ group was notified it would not be allowed to march. Prattville Pride, located in the city of about 40,000, had requested extra security measures for its float out of an abundance of caution after receiving harassment online. Instead of granting their request, Mayor Bill Gillespie Jr. announced Thursday morning that the group was …

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An Alabama city banned an LGBTQ+ Pride float from its Christmas parade. It marched anyways

Donald Trump during his first term overturned an Alabama mayors decision to pull an LGBTQ+ pride float from his citys Christmas parade Friday.U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr.s decision...

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