Celli v. City of St. Augustine

MEMORANDUM ORDER

NIMMONS, District Judge.

Plaintiff Warren Celli challenges an ordinance of the City of St. Augustine, Florida on the basis that it deprives him of.his First Amendment right to free speech. After a jury trial and verdict, the Court sets forth below its findings on the reserved issues of law.

I. Facts

Plaintiff Warren Celli is a self-described “street artist.” Mr. Celli creates graphic images, mostly of a political nature and usually containing poems or other written words. Mr. Celli also produces his own newspaper, called The St. Aug Dog, which contains political cartoons and…