Last month, the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of six Ohio police officers sued for unlawful arrest and retaliation against the free expression of protected speech.
In 2016, Michael Wood entered a county
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Regulatory, Best Practices and Other First Amendment News from Colorado's Leading Land Use Law Firm
The Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog, published by Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC, focuses on legal issues related to sign regulations and advertising law, particularly in the Rocky Mountain region. It covers constitutional challenges to municipal sign ordinances, zoning disputes involving signage, First Amendment implications of sign and speech regulations, and related litigation outcomes. The blog discusses cases involving billboard regulations, digital signage bans, and the intersection of commercial and noncommercial speech in public spaces. It also addresses broader land use and municipal law topics as they pertain to signage and advertising restrictions.
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11th Circuit Rules Georgia County’s Halloween Warning Signs Unconstitutional
Before Halloween in 2018, the Butts County Sheriff’s Office placed signs in the front yards of registered sex offenders in the County, warning against trick-or-treating there. The next year, three registered sex offenders sued to enjoin County Sheriff Gary Long…
St. Louis Suburb Wins Some, Loses Some in Challenge to Ordinance Regulating Sidewalk Obstructions and Street Performances
University City, Missouri, home to Washington University and the Loop, a buzzy restaurant and theater district bordering the City of St. Louis, recently survived a challenge to its ordinance prohibiting activities that obstructed sidewalks and walkways. That victory followed litigation…
U.S. District Court in Maryland Upholds Animal Rights Protestor’s First Amendment Claims
It was only a few weeks ago that the winter holidays were upon us, and with them came the usual seasonal festivities: ice skating, caroling, or perhaps a ride on a horse-drawn carriage. But to animal rights activists in Frederick,…
11th Circuit: First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Florida Man’s Proposed Midcentury Mansion Because No One Can See It
One of the trickier aspects of First Amendment jurisprudence has always been deciding whether and when conduct receives constitutional protection. Regulations that involve words or speech are easy enough. But does the First Amendment protect the heap of garbage your…
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Austin Billboard Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the City of Austin, Texas’s petition for writ of certiorari in a case that may determine the legal fate of states’ and local governments’ efforts to restrict billboard advertising.
In the case, which…
8th Circuit: Street Preacher Doesn’t Have First Amendment Right to Disrupt Permitted Festival
Some things go together: funnel cakes, summer crowds, and street vendors, for instance. The prospect of eternal damnation, on the other hand, tends to dampen the mood. So it was that several Davenport, Iowa police officers escorted street preacher Cory…
Massachusetts Supreme Court Strikes Down State Panhandling Law
In a recent case out of Fall River, Massachusetts, the state supreme court found a panhandling law so riddled with constitutional problems as to require entire invalidation. Plaintiffs, each a homeless person who sometimes panhandled to meet their basic needs,…
Nevada Supreme Court Concludes Anti-SLAPP Statute Protects Anti-Developer Comments on Nextdoor
Today, we depart from our regularly scheduled sign-litigation programming to explore a development in the realm of Anti-SLAPP statutes—laws protecting the public from “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.”
If you’re already familiar with Anti-SLAPP statutes, skip ahead to the next…
District Court Strikes Down Florida City’s Sign License Requirement
In a recent order on cross motions for summary judgment, a federal district court in Florida reiterated the high bar to upholding prior restraints on speech. Plaintiffs Florida Beach Advertising and its owner and operator David Duvernay were cited on…