SCOTUS Sets January 12 for Reed v. Town of Gilbert Arguments

According to an azfamily.com article, the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) has set January 12 as the date arguments will be heard for the the case of Reed v. Town of Gilbert. Clyde Reed, the pastor of Good News Community Church, a small, non-denominational church in Gilbert, AZ, attempt to put up signs promoting his church. City officials notified Reed that such signs were restricted to 6 sq. ft., and could only be erected for 12 hours before through one hour after the event. Feeling that his First Amendment rights were violated, he contacted Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization that advocates for the rights of faith-based organizations, which has argued his case through circuit and appellate courts, and will now argue the case before SCOTUS. For the backstory of Reed v. Town of Gilbert, click here.

The case will likely carry ramifications for the type of restricted municipalities may place on nonprofit organizations’ signage, and, more broadly, on First Amendment applications for commercial speech.