Legal Opinion

Kenneth D. Lansing v. City of Memphis Memphis Park Commission, Memphis in May International Festival, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 4, 2000No. 98-5688, 98-6743PublishedCited by 154 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

After he was asked to move from an area near a festival in a city park, Kenneth D. Lansing, a self-identified “street preacher,” filed federal and state constitutional claims against the City of Memphis, the Memphis Park Commission, and Memphis in May International Festival, Inc., alleging violations of his freedom of religion, speech, association, and assembly, and of his right to equal protection under the law. Following a consolidated hearing on the merits of Lansing’s claim, the district court denied the defendants’ motions for summary judgment and issued a…

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