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MEINECKE v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 23-35481.

MATTHEW MEINECKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SEATTLE; DANIEL NELSON, Lieutenant, Seattle Police Department; ROBERT BROWN, Lieutenant, Seattle Police Department; SEAN CULBERTSON, Police Officer, Seattle Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 18, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan W. Kellum (argued), Center for Religious Expression, Memphis, Tennessee; Keith A. Kemper , Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC, Seattle, Washington; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Dallas LePierre (argued), Assistant City Attorney; Ann Davison , Seattle City Attorney; Seattle City Attorney's Office, Seattle, Washington; for Defendants-Appellees

Opinion by Judge Bybee.

OPINION

Appellant Matthew Meinecke's speech was not well received by his audience. On two separate occasions in June 2022—an abortion rally and an LGBTQ pride event— Meinecke sought to read Bible passages to attendees gathered in the city of Seattle. When those attendees began to abuse and physically...

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