A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of two Christians who say
their free speech rights were violated at a southwest Ohio corn
festival.
A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel ruled unanimously
Monday that a policy against solicitation at the annual Sweet Corn
Festival was too broad, and unconstitutional. The panel reversed a
federal judge's ruling.
The case stemmed from the summer 2009 festival in the Dayton suburb of
Fairborn, Ohio. Plaintiffs Tracy Bays and Kerrigan Skelly planned to
convey their religious beliefs among festival-goers, and Bays began
walking through the park with a sandwich board sign with Christian
messages. After encountering opposition from a festival worker and
officials, they left.
They sued in 2010. The Christian legal aid group Alliance Defense Fund argued their appeal.
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