New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Violation Of Free Speech By Banning Giant Rat Balloon At Protest.
In State v. DeAngelo, the unanimous Court found that a Lawrence Township ordinance which prohibited ” banners, pennants, streamers…portable signs, balloons or other inflated signs ( except grand opening signs)” was unduly restrictive of free speech and expression. The case stemmed from IBEW Local 269 being fined for using a giant inflatable rat to protest […]