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He argues the ordinance criminalizes his religious speech and that federal civil rights law lets him seek prospective relief against future enforcement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-55","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-55"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 23-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 55-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 55-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 35-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 35-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 84, lines 11-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 84, lines 11-45"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["A lower court ruled against Olivier. He asked the Supreme Court to reverse that decision and let his lawsuit proceed. The city asked the Supreme Court to affirm the lower court and dismiss the case."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 41-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-993_1a7d.pdf","page_label":"file page 73, lines 41-23"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Olivier wants permission to sue under federal civil rights law for prospective relief protecting him from future prosecution under the ordinance.","The city wants the Supreme Court to affirm the lower court, saying Olivier had chances to challenge the ordinance during his prosecution and appeals."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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