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Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival violated religious free speech, court rules
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled Monday that two Christians had their free speech rights violated and should have been allowed to display signs and distribute leaflets promoting their religious beliefs at the Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival in 2009.
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel ruled unanimously that a festival policy against solicitation from individuals who were not working at a booth was too extensive, unconstitutional and violated the First Amendment. The panel reversed an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose from the Southern District of Ohio.
Monday’s decision upheld the preliminary injunction plaintiffs Tracy Bays and Kerrigan Skelly — who are described in the lawsuit as evangelical Christians from Kentucky — sought to be allowed to carry signs and speak about religion at the festival. The c

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