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An lawn sign opposing Missouri’s Amendment 3, paid for by anti-abortion activist Zina Hackworth, is seen in Ladue, Missouri in this reader-submitted photo. (courtesy Gaby Thornton)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights off. But a Missouri law mandating a yard sign was a step too far, a judge ruled.
Political lawn signs in Sioux City, Iowa ahead of the 2018 United States elections. Lawn signs (also known as yard signs, bandit signs [1] and placards, [2] among other names) are small advertising signs that can be placed on a street-facing lawn or elsewhere on a property [3] to express the support for an election candidate, or political position, [4] by the property owner (or sometimes to ...
In case anyone needs reminding: Why, yes, it is illegal to steal your neighbors' political yard signs.. That might seem like a no-brainer, but based on recent social media posts throughout the ...
A federal judge has struck down a Missouri law requiring child sex offenders to post “no candy” signs on Halloween, finding the requirement violates the First Amendment.
Case history; Prior: Gilleo v. City of Ladue, 986 F.2d 1180 (8th Cir. 1993): Holding; A municipal ordinance aiming to reduce visual clutter through the regulation of signs in the yards of private homes that prohibits protected speech may violate the First Amendment if the ordinance cannot pass strict scrutiny.
A 2008 law required registered offenders in Missouri to post signs on Oct. 31 that read “No candy or treats at this residence.” U.S. District Judge John Ross ruled this month that the provision violated the First Amendment by forcing “compelled speech," depriving those on the registry "of their freedom to speak in their own words or to ...
The "Stand By Your Ad" provision (SBYA) of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, also known as the McCain–Feingold Act), enacted in 2002, requires candidates in the United States for federal political office, as well as interest groups and political parties supporting or opposing a candidate, to include in political advertisements on television and radio "a statement by the candidate ...