Legal Opinion
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 2009No. 08-17384PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Although “[i]t is common ground that governments may regulate the physical characteristics of signs,” City of Ladue v. Gilleo, 512 U.S. 43, 48, 114 S.Ct. 2038, 129 L.Ed.2d 36 (1994), sign regulations have spawned legions of First Amendment challenges. Those challenges arise because signs “pose distinctive problems that are subject to municipalities’ police powers,” and yet they are also “a form of expression protected by the Free Speech Clause.” Id. This case presents yet another variation on a sign ordinance — one that prohibits all signs without a permit, subject to…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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