Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case of Man Arrested for Sharing Faith in Public
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Declares that the ‘Civil Rights’ Act Should Prevent Man From Sharing His Faith In Public Except In Designated Areas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Declares that the ‘Civil Rights’ Act Should Prevent Man From Sharing His Faith In Public Except In Designated Areas
Anyone who has his First Amendment rights trampled by an unconstitutional act of government should be able to regain those rights in court, but that might not be the case if the Supreme Court allows a recent federal court’s decision to stand.
That’s the argument attorneys at First Liberty Institute made recently in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of Gabriel Olivier.
Olivier’s religious faith compels him to share his beliefs with his fellow citizens in public settings. The First Amendment grants him the right to do so. But a local ordinance in the city of Brandon, Mississippi, sets limits on where and when he can engage in the free exercise of his beliefs, effectively censoring Olivier’s evangelism.
He was arrested and fined when he attempted to share his faith in a public park near a well-attended event in the city’s amphitheater. He was outside the city’s designated “protest zone,” an out-of-way spot Brandon has reserved for Olivier’s and others’…
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