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Reed v Town of Gilbert

576 US 155 (2015)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A sign ordinance distinguishing signs by their content is a content-based speech restriction subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment.

Key Principle

A law is content-based if it draws distinctions based on the message a speaker conveys; content-based restrictions on speech are subject to strict scrutiny and are presumptively unconstitutional.

Area of Law

constitutional

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