Legal Opinion
World Wide Street Preachers Fellowship v. Town of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2009No. 08-31196PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Officer Robert Miles of the Columbia Police Department violated the First Amendment rights of World Wide Street Preachers Fellowship members and Kenneth Coleman, Sr. on February 12, 2005. The question before us on appeal is whether the Town of Columbia may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the actions of its officer. Following a bench trial, the district court determined that Columbia was not liable for the constitutional deprivation because World Wide Street Preachers Fellowship and Coleman failed to prove that a Columbia policy or custom caused the…
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