Asked by Kevin Lawson on May 26, 2024
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Centre City enacts an ordinance that bans the distribution of all printed materials on city streets. Diners Café opposes the city's latest "revenue-enhancing" measure-a tax on prepared food sales-and wants to protest by distributing handbills. In Diners' suit against the city, a court would likely hold the ban on printed materials to be
A) constitutional under the First Amendment.
B) not subject to the U.S. Constitution.
C) unconstitutional under the commerce clause.
D) unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
Printed Materials
Documents, books, magazines, flyers, and other items that are printed on paper or similar substances for distribution and reading.
Revenue-Enhancing Measure
Strategies or actions implemented by an organization or government to increase income or financial inflows.
- Gain insight into the legal nuances that differentiate between protected and unprotected speech according to the First Amendment.
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Sirilak SangdangMay 27, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The ban on all printed materials restricts freedom of speech, which is protected under the First Amendment. This makes the ordinance likely to be seen as unconstitutional by a court.
Learning Objectives
- Gain insight into the legal nuances that differentiate between protected and unprotected speech according to the First Amendment.