Legal Opinion
Abel v. Town of Orangetown
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 25, 1991No. 89 Civ. 7073 (GLG)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
Within the zoning code of the Town of Orangetown is a provision which reads as follows: “No sign other than signs placed by agencies of the government shall be placed on any public property unless written consent is first obtained from the Or-angetown Town Board.” Zoning Code of the Town of Orangetown, § 4.28(c). 1 Plaintiff Steven Abel was a candidate for the position of Town Justice in Orangetown in the November 7, 1989 election. Two months prior to the election, he began placing political signs alongside the public streets in the Town of Orangetown on the…
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