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It could get a bit louder in D.C.

Rives Grogan, the loudmouthed and surprisingly nimble anti-abortion protester who caused a stir during President Obama’s second inauguration last month when he climbed a tree on the U.S. Capitol lawn to shout his views, can once again step foot in the District. Grogan, 47, was banned from D.C. following his stunt, but today The Washington Post reports that a judge has relaxed the geographic restrictions.

Instead of being barred from entering the District writ large—save court appearances in his own defense—Grogan can now walk freely about town, except for Capitol Hill. He is still facing five separate misdemeanor cases in D.C. Superior Court, including his January 21 stunt when he made the 45-foot tree climb.

Free speech advocates and fellow anti-abortion activists objected to the initial order against Grogan, which exceeded what prosecutors were asking. John Rutherford, head of the civil-libertarian Rutherford Institute, tells the Post the Capitol Hill ban is still excessive. “If he wants to hold a sign in front of the Supreme Court, he should be able to go and do it,” Rutherford tells the paper.

The thing about Grogan though, is that he doesn’t just hold signs—he screams, and quite loudly at that. So even if the restriction from the Capitol area is kept in place, he could probably stand five blocks away from the Supreme Court and still be heard perfectly fine.