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OVADAL v. CITY OF MADISON, WISCONSIN

No. 04-4030.

416 F.3d 531 (2005)

Ralph OVADAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, Richard Williams, Chris Paulson, and Patrick Grady, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2005.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan W. Kellum (argued), Center for Inalienable Rights, Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Catherine M. Rottier (argued), Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Ralph Ovadal participated in a protest against homosexuality on a pedestrian overpass above a busy highway in Madison, Wisconsin. When drivers, angry with the message displayed, began driving erratically and causing congestion on the highway, police officers stepped in and threatened Ovadal with arrest if he did not end the demonstration. Ovadal was ultimately banned from any such protest on any Beltline pedestrian overpass. The district court...

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