Federal judge rules in favor of the city’s pride flag ban

Federal judge rules in favor of the city’s pride flag ban

Former Hamtramck Human Relations Commission Chairman Russ Gordon hoists a pride flag in defiance of a city ban on displaying pride flags on public property – such as a city-owned flagpole. That act prompted the mayor to remove him and another commission member from their positions, and was a springboard for a lawsuit. File photo By Charles Sercombe Last week, a federal judge likely dealt a death blow to those seeking to have the pride flag displ…