Church Seeks Supreme Court Review of Town's Sign Ordinance

A petition for certiorari (full text) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in Reed v. Town of Gilbert.  In the case, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, upheld an Arizona town's sign ordinance that limits the size, number and time frame in which non-profit groups can display temporary directional signs.  The ordinance was challenged by a church that placed 17 signs in the area around its place of worship announcing the time and location of its services.(See prior posting.)  An ADF press release announced the filing of the petition for review.