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Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court clarified when municipalities may impose content-based restrictions on signage. The case also clarified the level of constitutional scrutiny that should be applied to content-based restrictions on speech. In 2005, Gilbert, Arizona adopted a municipal sign ordinance that regulated the manner in which signs could be displayed in public areas. The ordinance imposed stricter limitations on signs advertising religious services than signs that displayed "political" or "ideological" messages. When the town's Sign Code compliance manager cited a local church for violating the ordinance, the church filed a lawsuit in which they argued the town's sign regulations violated its First Amendment right to the

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  • Reed v. Town of Gilbert (en)
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  • Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court clarified when municipalities may impose content-based restrictions on signage. The case also clarified the level of constitutional scrutiny that should be applied to content-based restrictions on speech. In 2005, Gilbert, Arizona adopted a municipal sign ordinance that regulated the manner in which signs could be displayed in public areas. The ordinance imposed stricter limitations on signs advertising religious services than signs that displayed "political" or "ideological" messages. When the town's Sign Code compliance manager cited a local church for violating the ordinance, the church filed a lawsuit in which they argued the town's sign regulations violated its First Amendment right to the (en)
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  • Clyde Reed, et al., Petitioners v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona, et al. (en)
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  • Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Sotomayor (en)
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  • U.S. Const. amend. I, Gilbert, Ariz., Land Development Code , ch. 1, ยง4.402 (en)
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  • Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. ___ (en)
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  • Clyde Reed, et al., Petitioners v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona, et al. (en)
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  • A municipal ordinance that placed stricter limitations on the size and placement of religious signs than other types of signs was an unconstitutional content-based restriction on free speech. (en)
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  • Reed v. Town of Gilbert (en)
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