LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man who’d been ticketed for trespassing while handing out religious leaflets outside Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city.

Larry Ball says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that arena policies violate his free speech rights. The lawsuit names the mayor, the police chief and the arena operator, SMG.

Ball was arrested and cited last week for trespassing during the girls state basketball tournament. A year ago he was arrested and cited outside the state boys basketball tournament.

City Attorney Jeff Kirkpatrick told the newspaper that the city worked with SMG to craft a policy that would allow for First Amendment demonstrations. But Ball says there shouldn’t be any limits on a public sidewalk.