City of Ladue v. Gilleo | |
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Argued February 23, 1994 Decided June 13, 1994 | |
Full case name | City of Ladue, et al. v. Margaret P. Gilleo |
Citations | 512 U.S. 43 (more) 114 S. Ct. 2038; 129 L. Ed. 2d 36 |
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. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | O'Connor |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Amend. I |
City of Ladue v. Gilleo, 512 U.S. 43 (1994), was a free speech decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. It was a case challenging the legality of a city ordinance restricting the placement of signs in the yards of residents of Ladue, Missouri.