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First Amendment, Second Fiddle? Free Speech In New Hampshire‘S Constitution, Adam Rick
First Amendment, Second Fiddle? Free Speech In New Hampshire‘S Constitution, Adam Rick
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “A car dealer in Concord, New Hampshire recently challenged the city zoning board‘s denial of its application to replace its existing readerboard (with manually changeable letters) with an electronic sign. The dealer argued that the city‘s zoning ordinance, prohibiting “[s]igns which move or create an illusion of movement except those parts which solely indicate date, time, or temperature,” constituted an unconstitutional restriction on free speech under the First Amendment. The trial court agreed, but the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed, applying the Central Hudson test and finding that the ordinance reached no “broader than necessary to meet and advance …
A New Battleground For Free Speech: The Impact Of Snyder V. Phelps, Jason M. Dorsky
A New Battleground For Free Speech: The Impact Of Snyder V. Phelps, Jason M. Dorsky
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States put forth a set of constitutional amendments, ten of which would later become the Bill of Rights. The first of these amendments states, ―Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech . . . . In subsequent caselaw, the U.S. Supreme Court has applied this prohibition to the federal government, as well as state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment. Although this appears to be a simple standard to follow, history has proven otherwise, and …