A dispute over a rose bush grown too tall has led the Appellate Division to strike down a condominium regulation on First Amendment grounds.
A divided panel ruled on Wednesday that the rambling rose’s owner’s free-speech rights were violated by the Mazdabrook Commons Homeowner Association’s ban on signs other than those advertising a home for sale, which the judges found to be not content-neutral and to favor commercial speech.
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