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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court to consider reviving evangelist’s lawsuit over restrictions in small Mississippi town

The Supreme Court will consider whether to revive a lawsuit from a man barred from evangelizing outside a small-town Mississippi amphitheater after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker. Gabriel Olivier says restricting him from public property violated his religious and free speech rights, but a legal Catch-22 has barred him from challenging law in court. The city of Brandon, Mississippi says it took steps to bar Olivier and his group from harassing people over a loudspeaker and allowed him to preach from a designated protest zone away from the amphitheater. The court is expected to hear arguments in the fall.

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