Alabama mayor asks court to nix gay suit

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"(Birmingham, Alabama) Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of violating the civil rights of a gay pride group. Central Alabama Pride accuses the mayor of acting unconstitutionally when he barred city workers from hanging pride banners on city property in June.

In a motion filed with the U.S. District Court in Birmingham, Langford’s attorneys said the group cannot show it suffered any harm and as a result the case should not be allowed to moved forward. The motion said that the pride celebration went on as planned.

Central Alabama Pride in its lawsuit claims the mayor has not restricted banners from other organizations. The suit also said there is no criteria for hanging banners in
Birmingham."

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