{"id":15553,"date":"2025-02-27T18:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15553"},"modified":"2025-02-27T20:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:15:51","slug":"will-demands-village-of-slinger-cease-unconstitutional-sign-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15553","title":{"rendered":"WILL Demands Village of Slinger Cease Unconstitutional Sign Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-demands-village-of-slinger-ceases-unconstitutional-sign-enforcement\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), on behalf of a Village resident, has issued a letter demanding that the Village of Slinger immediately withdraw the unconstitutional enforcement of its sign ordinances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Our client displays the above sign on their fence.<\/p>\n

The Quotes: WILL Associate Counsel, Nathalie Burmeister, stated, \u201cGovernment actors, no matter how big, small, or local, must adhere to the rights and liberties the U.S. Constitution guarantees American citizens. The Village should immediately cease its enforcement of their sign ordinance. The Village of Slinger has no authority to make value judgments about what speech is allowed and what is not.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The above photo was sent to WILL and sparked our investigation.<\/p>\n

Additional Background: On February 12, 2025, the Village of Slinger sent a letter to Dwight Mueller, a Village resident, regarding a flag displayed on his private property. This letter states that \u201cflags displaying [ ] political messages or content are in violation\u201d of Village Ordinances \u00a7\u00a7 550-57A(7), (10) and B(1). It is WILL\u2019s understanding that other Village residents have received similar letters.<\/p>\n

WILL\u2019s February 25, 2025, letter to the Village states that because these ordinances are content-based restrictions on speech, they are unconstitutional and unenforceable.<\/p>\n

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WILL\u2019s Recent First Amendment Win: In 2023, WILL represented homeowners against the City of Neenah to defend against the City\u2019s enforcement of its unconstitutional sign ordinance. WILL secured an injunction and the city was forced to change its ordinance.<\/p>\n

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