August 28, 2010
Source: The St. Cloud Times
Sidney Elyea of Waite Park will be getting a letter next week from the city telling him to stop hanging things on the city’s utility poles. He won’t be paying a fine, though.
An administrative hearing officer, in a ruling Friday, dismissed two $100 citations against Elyea, saying the city selectively prosecuted him after he hung anti-Islamic posters in December in violation of a city ordinance against posting materials.
Elyea’s Minneapolis lawyer is championing the decision as a win for the First Amendment. The St. Cloud city attorney said it is disappointing because the city believes it has a right to enforce its ordinance in a variety of ways.