The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Chapin ordinance that required Ernest Giardino, a local resident, to obtain a permit to hold a sign and share his faith on a public right of way.
Giardino is represented by First Liberty Institute, a non-profit public interest law firm.
“Any ordinance requiring Mr. Giardino to obtain Town approval to hold a sign in public is unconstitutional,” said First Liberty Senior Counsel Nate Kellum. “We are grateful that Ernest is now able to return to Chapin and peacefully share his religious beliefs, and we are hopeful the Town will respect the Constitution and adopt a new law that recognizes his right to freely live out his faith in the public sphere.”…