An Indianapolis Star story posted this afternoon reports:
Under pressure from the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Noblesville has suspended an ordinance that limits the display of political signs. The ICLU filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court earlier this week on behalf of Joseph Santos, who claimed his First Amendment rights had been violated after the city ordered him to remove a pair of political signs from his yard. Noblesville's sign ordinance prohibits residents from displaying political signs more than 30 days prior to an election. * * *Posted by Marcia Oddi at September 23, 2004 05:01 PM"We're very happy about the city's decision, since it clearly appeared to be an unconstitutional ordinance," said Ken Falk, an attorney with the ICLU. "There are numerous cases around the country striking down similar ordinances."