Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Police Officers Who Removed Street Preacher From Festival
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently upheld the grant of summary judgment to an Iowa city and several police officers in their individual capacity in a Section 1983 suit brought by a street preacher who was removed from a festival area but allowed to continue his preaching across the street from the festival's entrance.
June 05, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Civil AppealsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently upheld the grant of summary judgment to an Iowa city and several police officers in their individual capacity in a Section 1983 suit brought by a street preacher who was removed from a festival area but allowed to continue his preaching across the street from the festival's entrance. The appeal resulted in an opinion from Judge Michael J. Melloy, a concurrence by Judge Lavenski R. Smith, and a dissent by Judge Ralph R. Erickson.
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