PHELPS-ROPER v. CITY OF MANCHESTER, MO.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan Reid , argued, Neal F. Perryman , Patrick R. Gunn , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Anthony E. Rothert , argued, Grant R. Doty , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Sarang Vijay Damle , argued, Michael Jay Singer , on the brief, US DOJ, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC, for the amicus brief of the United States in support of appellant.

Jeremiah J. Morgan , Deputy Solicitor General, Jefferson City, MO, on the amicus brief of the State of Missouri in support of appellant.

Michael A. Gross , St. Louis, MO, on the amicus brief of Professor Christina Wells in support of the appellees.

Bruce D. Brown , Washington, DC, J. Joshua Wheeler , Charlottesville, VA, on the amicus brief of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in support of appellees.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, MURPHY, BYE, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, En Banc.