Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2014 Term
Lower Court Opinion
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Questions Presented
Whether the Town of Gilbert's mere assertion that its sign code lacks a discriminatory motive renders its facially content-based sign code content-neutral and justifies the code's differential treatment of petitioners' religious signs.
Case Updates
U.S. Supreme Court rules on sign-posting in free speech case
June 18, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remanded the case. The signs at issue in this case, including event signs and ideological and political signs, are facially content-based and are not justified for regulation by traditional safety concerns.
Cert. petition filed
October 21, 2013
Case Documents
- Cert. Petition -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Professors Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Respondents -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Petitioners -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- United States Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ, et al. (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Seventh-Day Adventists Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Becket Fund Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Justice and Freedom Fund Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Christian Legal Society, et al. Amici Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Wilson, et al. Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- State of West Virginia, et al. Amici Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Pacific Legal Foundation Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Family Research Council Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Liberty Counsel and National Hispanic Christian Leadership Council Amici Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Christian Life Commission of Missouri Baptist Convention Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- American Center for Law and Justice Amicus Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Respondents -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court)_0.pdf
- National League of Cities, et al. Amici Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Petitioner Reply Brief -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Argument Transcript -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Reed, Clyde, et al. v. Gilbert, AZ (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf