Cocchini v. City of Franklin, Tennessee

A federal court denied summary judgment to the city and allowed First Amendment free speech and assembly claims to proceed where religious speakers were ejected or barred from a city-permitted public park pride festival.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Year: 2025 Court: U.S. District Court
Holding: A federal court denied summary judgment to the city and allowed First Amendment free speech and assembly claims to proceed where religious speakers were ejected or barred from a city-permitted public park pride festival.
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Cocchini v. City of Franklin, Tennessee is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2025. The court held that a federal court denied summary judgment to the city and allowed First Amendment free speech and assembly claims to proceed where religious speakers were ejected or barred from a city-permitted public park pride festival.