the city of santa cruz has filed an appeal with the united states supreme court for a free-speech case stemming from a nazi salute during a 2002 city council meeting. robert norse filed a lawsuit against the city after his arrest for displaying a nazi salute during a city council meeting. norse has offered to drop the case if the city agrees to reverse an overnight camping ban. the city has reported spending NEARLY 150-thousand dollars on the case before the supreme court appeal.