Legal Opinion
Chris Cabral v. City of Evansville
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2014No. 13-2914PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Seeking a permit, the West Side Christian Church (“West Side”) applied to the City of Evansville, Indiana, to set up its “Cross the River” display, which consisted of thirty-one, six-feet tall decorated crosses on four blocks of the City’s public Riverfront. After Evansville approved the application, residents Chris Cabral and Nancy Tarsitano filed suit against Evansville seeking an injunction to stop the display from being erected, claiming that it violated their First Amendment rights. The district court agreed and ordered the City permanently enjoined from…
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