Can Local Government Ban Homeowner from Displaying Political Signs With Curse Words?
OP-ED: A nation is not a democracy if it permits only pleasant speech but prohibits speech that it finds distasteful or unpleasant.
August 06, 2021 at 09:30 AM
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Constitutional LawRoselle Park Municipal Court Judge Gary Bundy found that Patricia Dilascio, a homeowner, violated a local ordinance by displaying banners in her backyard with the words,"Fuck Biden," "Socialism Sucks Biden Blows," "Fuck Biden, Not My President." Another banner read, "Fuck Biden" with a picture of Donald Trump raising both of his middle fingers. Bundy ordered the homeowner to remove the signs with "profanities" within a week or face a $250-a-day fine. Did Bundy's order violate the homeowner's First Amendment right of Free Speech? Most likely.
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