John Hugh Gilmore v. City of Minneapolis

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff John Hugh Gilmore is an attorney in Minnesota and a recognizable politi*839cally conservative blogger and author. On June 16, 2011, two separate conferences or meetings were being held simultaneously on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.

Gilmore attended one gathering called Right Online Conference, intending to later go meet and have dinner with friends. Matthew Glazer, a resident of Austin, Texas, was attending the other conference on the Mall, identified as NetRootsNation.9

As Gilmore was on his way to dinner as planned, he came in contáct with two women wearing…