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BELLECOURT v. CLEVELAND

No. 2003-1202.

104 Ohio St.3d 439 (2004)

2004-Ohio-6551

BELLECOURT et al., Appellees, v. CITY OF CLEVELAND, Appellant, et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry H. Gilbert, for appellees.

Subodh Chandra, Cleveland Director of Law, Thomas J. Kaiser, Chief Trial Counsel, and Joseph G. Hajjar, Assistant Director of Law, for appellant.

Jim Petro, Attorney General, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, and Elise Porter, Assistant Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Attorney General.

O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} April 10, 1998, opening day for the Cleveland Indians baseball team, was a blustery day in downtown Cleveland. Among the onlookers near Jacobs Field, the Indians' ballpark, were throngs of cheering fans as well as groups of spirited protestors. The protestors, including appellees Vernon Bellecourt, Juan Reyna, James Watson, Charlene Teters, and Zizwe Tchiquka, perceived the team's moniker and Chief Wahoo logo as disparaging to...

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