SCOTUS Sides with Street Preacher Who Challenged Law Restricting Protests

SCOTUS sides with street preacher who challenged law restricting protests

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a street preacher who was arrested for evangelizing in a Mississippi town’s no-protest zone where he loudly assailed “drunkards” and “Jezebels” passing by. The court’s unanimous decision allows Gabriel Olivier to proceed with a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Brandon, Mississippi, arguing that restricting his preaching to the no-protest zone outside a city-owned venue was a violation of the First …

Supreme Court revives street preacher's free speech challenge

SCOTUS Went 9 to 0 After a Mississippi City Tried This One Legal Trick on a Street Preacher

Cities across America have found a quiet way to silence Christian street preachers. Arrest them once, let the conviction stick, then use it as a permanent legal shield against any future challenge. The Supreme Court just took that weapon away – and not one justice disagreed. The Trap Brandon Built for Gabriel Olivier Gabriel Olivier […]

This City Arrested a Pro-Life Street Preacher Over His Speech - the Supreme Court Just Weighed In

Supreme Court rules in favor of a Mississippi preacher arrested for free speech outside a Brandon amphitheater.

Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations

WASHINGTON (AP) —The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his preaching away from a suburban amphitheater.

Supreme Court revives street preacher’s free speech challenge

Gabriel Olivier, an evangelical Christian who preaches in public spaces, was arrested in 2021 in Brandon, Mississippi.