MO: Major Court Victory! 8th Circuit Finds Halloween Signs Unconstitutional

Source: ACSOL The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today declaring that a Missouri state law that required registrants to post a sign on their home on Halloween violates the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.  In its decision, the Court agreed that the sign requirement is both compelled speech and not narrowly tailored.   As a result, the Court applied strict scrutiny to its review of the Halloween sign requirement.  The Court went on to find that there was no convincing evidence that the Halloween signs added anything…

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