Supreme Court Clears Way For Mississippi Preacher To Challenge Protest Law Despite Past Arrest - Tampa Free Press

Supreme Court Clears Way For Mississippi Preacher To Challenge Protest Law Despite Past Arrest - Tampa Free Press

In a unanimous decision that clears a path for civil rights advocates, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that a past criminal conviction does not bar a citizen from suing to stop the future enforcement of an unconstitutional law. The case, Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi, centered on Gabriel Olivier, a street preacher who was […] Supreme Court Clears Way For Mississippi Preacher To Challenge Protest Law Despite Past Arrest

Supreme Court Rules Street Preacher Can Challenge City’s Speech Ordinance

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of a street preacher who argues a city ordinance unconstitutionally prevents him from sharing his Christian faith in public. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in Olivier v. City of Brandon that Gabriel Olivier can challenge Brandon, Mississippi’s ordinance that restricts “expressive activity” – and therefore, Olivier’s evangelism – near a public amphitheater. “This is not only a win for the right to sh…