At trial and after cross-examining four St. Cloud city employees in Stearns County, Ryan convinced the hearing officer to rule that the city had discriminatorily prosecuted his client. The charges were dismissed and ruled a First Amendment victory. The case received local and national media attention, and created a local uproar in the city of St. Cloud and the state of Minnesota.
Click to see Ryan’s First Amendment Argument to Dismiss Charges
Click to see Hearing Officer’s Order Dismissing All Charges