Supreme Court revives Mississippi evangelist’s challenge to protest ordinance

The Supreme Court on Friday revived Christian street preacher Gabriel Olivier's constitutional challenge to a Mississippi city protest ordinance he was previously convicted of violating. The ruling lowers the legal bar for people challenging laws under which they've already been convicted, potentially opening the door to broader challenges to existing convictions. Olivier, an evangelist, had sought to overturn his conviction on the grounds that the ordinance infringed on his right to protest and preach. The decision could have sweeping implications for criminal defendants seeking to challenge the constitutionality of laws they've already been prosecuted under. The case returns to lower courts to proceed on the merits of Olivier's free speech claim.