Legal Opinion
Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan v. City of Gary, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 2003No. 02-3541PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (the parties refer to it as “CAKKKK”), which describes itself as “a Christian civil rights, white separatist group,” appeals from the dismissal on grounds of mootness of its suit to enjoin the enforcement of provisions that the mayor of Gary, Indiana added by executive order to the City’s “parades and processions” ordinance. The ordinance regulates parades, ralbes, and other demonstrations held on the city streets or city property, plus “open-air assemblies” on ground abutting a street. CAKKKK had applied for a…
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