“This case is not about money at all,” a lawyer for the activists wrote, citing their interest in preventing the city from infringing again on free-speech rights.

Judge Rick Lawrence’s ruling in Lewiston District Court lifts a previous order that deemed Abdi Ibrahim, 14, temporarily unfit for trial.

Brian Morin pleaded guilty to three counts of arson in June for setting the third in a string of downtown blazes last spring.

Robert Pecora, 26, also fled a drug treatment center after his release on bail and stole guns, cash and a vehicle while on the run.