BUFFALO, N.Y.--  A man who claims he was ordered by Buffalo Police to leave the Italian Festival last summer because he was handing out religious material and talking about his religious beliefs, is now the subject of a federal lawsuit.

Watch Buffalo attorneys Michael Risman of Hodgson Russ and Steven Cohen of Hogan Willig debate the merits of this lawsuit in the video player above

The Alliance Defense Fund is filing the suit on behalf of Gregory Owen.  The ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys that defend the right of people to freely live out their faith

Mr. Owen claims he was peacefully sharing his faith on public streets and sidewalks in the Hertel Avenue area during the annual festival when he was confronted by police and threatened with arrest.

Senator Mark Grisanti (R-60) today announced that the New York State Senate has voted to pass Bill S.2478A officially moving the Buffalo School Board Elections from May to November. The Bill will amend the education law to also create a timeline for the electoral proceedings in the future, extend the term of the current members until the last day of December rather than June, provide for future terns to run from January to December and stagger the terms of the Board. The goal of this bill is to increase voter participation and lessen the costs associated with the election process.
 

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