Russ Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, Mich.

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the City on all claims. It held that the City's 2023 resolution converted the flagpoles into a government-speech program, that the Establishment Clause claim failed even under the secular-purpose framework invoked by the plaintiffs, and that the equal-protection claim was forfeited. The court also rejected the argument that the appellate record was insufficient because the plaintiffs had not provided transcripts of oral argument.