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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary... more +
The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Severability Saves the Sign Ordinance

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Billboard companies have been persistent in challenging local zoning ordinances dealing with signs for many years now. In a case decided August 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Troy, Michigan, in...more

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City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan Natl. Advertising of Austin, LLC - Loosening the First Amendment’s grip on governmental sign...

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Sign law is a historically convoluted and ever-evolving legal topic. The court system is continuously issuing decisions expanding and restricting the scope of the government’s authority to regulate signage in an attempt to...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Decisions Impacting Local Sign Regulations and Flag Policies

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Lawful or Landmine? Court Rules on First Amendment Snares - Municipalities throughout the country regulate signs and set policy for flag-flying on public property. Done right, these are lawful functions of local...more

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Supreme Court Holds Off-Premises Signs Require Less Than Strict Scrutiny Under First Amendment

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on April 21 addressing the regulation of “off-premises” signs, holding that such regulations are not subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment. City of Austin v. Reagan...more

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Not Reading the Signs: Supreme Court Examines Outdoor Signs (Again)

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The US Supreme Court decided City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin yesterday. The case got the Court back into deciding what kinds of outdoor signs can be regulated. You might think that driving down the...more

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Of Slants, Skins and Signs: The Coming First Amendment Showdown

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Are we heading for a constitutional showdown over Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act? Will the Supreme Court strike down this prohibition on disparaging marks as an abridgement of First Amendment rights? It is certainly...more

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Seventh Circuit Applies Reed v. Gilbert to Strike Down Panhandling Ordinance

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Local governments may now have more to fear following the Supreme Court’s decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert. While the Reed decision may cause many local governments to question the constitutionality of their sign...more

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Supreme Court Decides Two First Amendment Cases

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Two recent Supreme Court decisions provide timely guidance on the First Amendment implications of publicly displaying the Confederate Flag or other symbols or signage related to protected beliefs. First, in Walker v. Sons of...more

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Arizona Town's Content-Based Sign Rules Struck Down by U.S. Supreme Court

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Local agencies urged to review sign codes in favor of content-neutral rules - The United States Supreme Court recently struck down portions of an Arizona town’s sign code that subjected ideological, political and...more

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Ordinance Regulating Directional Signs

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In the case of Reed v. Town of Gilbert, the United States Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision regarding municipal sign regulation The Town of Gilbert regulated signage differently based on the content of the...more

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Signs Signs, Everywhere a Sign: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Reed v. Town of Gilbert

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The Supreme Court of the United States handed down today an important First Amendment case concerning governments’ ability to regulate commonly displayed informational signs.  In Reed v. Town of Gilbert,...more

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Supreme Court Decides Reed v. Town of Gilbert

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On June 18, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Reed v. Town of Gilbert, No. 13-502, holding that a municipal code subjecting signs to different regulations depending on whether the sign displayed an ideological...more

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The High Court Hears Argument: Is Gilbert’s Sign Ordinance Content-Neutral? What Standard of Review Should Apply?

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Last summer, we reported that the U.S. Supreme Court granted Good News Community Church’s (Church) petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Reed v. Town of...more

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