Utah Animal Rights Coalition v. Salt Lake City Corp.

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

In February of 2002, many of the world’s most talented athletes, along with spectators, journalists, and world leaders, descended on Salt Lake City, Utah, for the 2002 Winter Olympics. In addition to the officially scheduled Olympic events, many hundreds of groups and individuals used the occasion to speak out on issues of concern through street demonstrations, distribution of pamphlets, evangelism, and other modes of expression. One of those groups was Appellant, the Utah Animal Rights Coalition (“UARC”), an advocacy organization devoted to making “the plight of…