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What NJ Municipalities Need to Know About the SCOTUS Decision in Shurtleff v. City of Boston
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What NJ Municipalities Need to Know About the SCOTUS Decision in Shurtleff v. City of Boston

On By Angelo Auteri

The U.S. Supreme Court continues to issue decisions impacting New Jersey municipalities. In Shurtleff v. City of Boston, 596 U. S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment when it rejected an application to fly a Christian flag on one of

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

On By Patrick J. McNamara

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

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