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What NJ Municipalities Need to Know About US Supreme Court’s Sign Ordinance Decision

What NJ Municipalities Need to Know About US Supreme Court’s Sign Ordinance Decision

In City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the City of Austin’s sign ordinance, which regulates “off-premises” signs more strictly than “on-premises” signs, was facially content-neutral. Accordingly, the Court remanded the case to the lower court to apply intermediate rather than

SCOTUS Rules Board’s Verbal Censure of Member Didn’t Violate First Amendment

SCOTUS Rules Board’s Verbal Censure of Member Didn’t Violate First Amendment

In Houston Community College System v. Wilson, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an elected trustee who was publicly censured by his board did not have a First Amendment claim. In reaching its decision, the Court explained that the purely verbal censure was itself a form of free speech by