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Supreme Court Reins In Government Argument Used to Shut Down Free Speech Challenges, Clears Path for Street Preacher Lawsuit to Proceed

WASHINGTON, DC —In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Mississippi street preacher to challenge a local law that restricted his ability to share his faith—making clear that Americans do not lose their right to challenge the future enforcement of unconstitutional laws simply because they were punished under those …