City of Ladue v. Gilleo

City of Ladue v. Gilleo
Argued February 23, 1994
Decided June 13, 1994
Full case nameCity of Ladue, et al. v. Margaret P. Gilleo
Citations512 U.S. 43 (more)
114 S. Ct. 2038; 129 L. Ed. 2d 36
Case history
PriorGilleo 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
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceO'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.