5th Circuit: Town Not Liable For Police Officer’s Infringement of Preachers’ Rights

Religion Clause Blog: “In World Wide Street Preachers Fellowship v. Town of Columbia, (5th Cir., Dec. 21, 2009), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Town of Columbia, Louisiana is not liable under 42 USC Sec. 1983 for the violation of First Amendment rights of a group of preachers by a town police officer who in February 2005 threatened the group with arrest if they did not disperse.”