United States free speechcontent based regulationstrict scrutiny

Reed v Town of Gilbert

576 US 155 (2015)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2015

StatusBinding authority

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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