Supreme Court Rules 9–0 That Street Preacher May Sue to Challenge Protest Ordinance

A federal appeals court previously rejected Gabriel Olivier’s challenge to the Brandon, Mississippi law.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan stands during a group photograph of the justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 20 that a street preacher may sue to block enforcement of a local ordinance against street preaching even though he was previously convicted of violating it.

Justice Elena Kagan wrote the 9–0 decision in Olivier v. City of Brandon.