For years, many of the lawyers who litigate over government regulation of signs would tell you that almost all sign ordinances are at least a little bit unconstitutional, imposing rules that would not fly for other forms of speech.
If there was ever any doubt about that axiom, the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 18 ruling in Reed v. Town of Gilbert makes it truer than ever, holding localities to a “strict scrutiny” First Amendment standard that makes it difficult for governments to treat certain kinds of signs better or worse than others.
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