Supreme Court to Review Local Law Barring Preaching in Public Spaces

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

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court on July 3 decided to consider an evangelist’s stalled challenge to a protest ordinance in a Mississippi city.

The court’s new decision in Olivier v. City of Brandon took the form of an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.