Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Leads 10 States in Brief to Defend Citizens’ First Amendment Rights CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today announced that West Virginia and nine other states have filed an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in the United States Supreme Court to support an Arizona church’s fight against a local sign ordinance that the church says stifles its freedoms under the First Amendment. The brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld a sign ordinance passed by the Town of Gilbert, Ariz., which places size limitations on signs put up by churches and non-profit entities, but does not impose similar restrictions on other signs, including political signs. A local church, Good News Community Church, and its pastor, Clyde Reed, filed the lawsuit against the ordinance. “West Virginia and other states believe this is an important freedom of speech and religious liberty case that all citizens should pay attention to,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “If the Ninth Circuit’s ruling is upheld, it would give governments, including the federal government, the authority to systematically favor specific types of speech.” To read the full release, please go to: bit.ly/1v4WP9e
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:08:24 +0000
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