Supreme Court To Weigh In On Christian Evangelist’s Street Preaching Battle With City
A Christian evangelist’s battle with a Mississippi city over street preaching took center stage at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard arguments that could have far-reaching consequences for Americans who want to defend their constitutional rights in federal court.
The case revolves around whether 33-year-old Gabriel Olivier can challenge an ordinance from Brandon, Mississippi, that restricted street preaching in a public park outside of a local amphitheater. Olivier, who was convicted in 2021 of street preaching outside of the designated area, is now attempting to overturn the ordinance on First Amendment grounds.
“This is a really important case, for Christians specifically, because I noticed that all around the country, there’s always an exercise of free speech [that] does not seem to be cracked down on the way that Christians’ free speech is nowadays,” Olivier told The Daily Wire in an interview.