A Kansas burger stand began painting UFOs shaped like hamburgers on its wall in 2023, but city officials halted the mural as an oversized sign; on October 30, a federal appeals court ruled in the restaurant's favour
- A historic burger restaurant in Kansas has won an important First Amendment victory after a federal appeals court ruled that city officials had no right to stop it from painting hamburger-shaped flying saucers on its outside wall.
- On 30 October 2026, a three-judge panel of the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favour of Steve Howard, owner of the Cozy Inn in Salina, Kansas.
- The ruling supported an earlier decision by a lower court, which found that the City of Salina had violated Howard's constitutional rights by classifying his planned artwork as an illegal commercial sign.
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- A historic burger restaurant in Kansas has won an important First Amendment victory after a federal appeals court ruled that city officials had no right to stop it from painting hamburger-shaped flying saucers on its outside wall.
- On 30 October 2026, a three-judge panel of the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favour of Steve Howard, owner of the Cozy Inn in Salina, Kansas.
- The ruling supported an earlier decision by a lower court, which found that the City of Salina had violated Howard's constitutional rights by classifying his planned artwork as an illegal commercial sign.
Sources: Times of India