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State v. Miller

Citations

  • 416 A.2d 821
  • 83 N.J. 402
  • 1980 N.J. LEXIS 1367

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that when the \message on the defendant's sign concerned a matter of public interest . . . it is political speech and occupies a preferred position in our system of constitutionally-protected interests\
  • invalidating, as violative of the First Amendment, a zoning ordinance prohibiting a sign concerning a matter of public interest on residential property
  • noting political speech “occupies a preferred position in our constitutionally-protected interests”
  • ordinance invalid where it prohibited signs relating to political speech while allowing “For Sale” signs and signs identifying churches, schools, parks, and signs erected by federal, state or local government
  • ordinance which limited residential property owner’s communication constitutes an absolute ban on political speech

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Judges: Clifford

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