A Long Island town violated the First Amendment with an ordinance compelling a utility to post warning signs about the chemicals applied to poles.
Eastern District Judge Arthur Spatt said the Town of North Hempstead engaged in an “impermissible regulation of noncommercial speech” and said the town had other, less restrictive ways to spread the word about the chemical that did not infringe on PSEG Long Island’s right against forced speech.
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