5 street evangelists sue Richmond over free-speech rights

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Five street evangelists have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Richmond, claiming their civil rights were violated by police officers enforcing the city’s noise and trespassing ordinances . . . ‘These are important, fundamental First Amendment rights,’ said attorney Steve C. Taylor, who filed the suit with support from the Christian Rights Ministries of Chesapeake and the Alliance Defense Fund of Arizona. ‘Christian speech is not second-class speech.’”

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