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Mr. Michael Morrison <br /> February 12, 2002 <br /> Page 2 <br /> interest in aesthetics, residential home value, visual clutter, and traffic hazards with the <br /> right of its residents to express opinions on nonpolitical, political and business-oriented <br /> issues. The Court distinguished the New Brighton ordinance from the Minneapolis <br /> ordinance in Goward, on the basis that the City of New Brighton does not totally ban <br /> anything, but carefully allows any opinion on any issue subject to the same time frames <br /> as political speech. <br /> Based on the holdings of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in Bra on and Goward, <br /> I believe that a court would find the provisions of the City of St. Anthony's sign <br /> ordinance totally banning opinion signs on residential property, except to the extent <br /> constituting a political sign which can be located during the election season, as <br /> unconstitutional since it violates the first amendment provisions related to freedom of <br /> speech and expression. <br /> For your reference I have enclosed copies of the Bra on and Goward decisions. <br /> Should you have any questions please call me. <br /> Yours truly, <br /> Jerome P. Gilligan <br /> JPG/pmh <br /> Enclosures <br />