{"id":15602,"date":"2025-03-03T21:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15602"},"modified":"2025-03-03T23:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T23:14:52","slug":"slinger-abandons-unconstitutional-sign-enforcement-after-will-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15602","title":{"rendered":"Slinger Abandons Unconstitutional Sign Enforcement After WILL Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/slinger-abandons-unconstitutional-sign-enforcement-after-will-warning\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has issued a statement upon receiving notice that the Village of Slinger has withdrawn enforcement of its unconstitutional sign ordinances. WILL warned the Village last week that it was preparing to take legal action if the Village did not confirm that these ordinances would not be enforced.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The photo above belongs to our client, a resident of the village.<\/p>\n

The Quotes: WILL Associate Counsel, Nathalie Burmeister, stated, \u201cThe Village\u2019s decision today is a victory for free speech. The Village should continue doing the right thing and remove the unconstitutional ordinances from its municipal code as soon as possible.\u201d<\/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 stated that because these ordinances are content-based restrictions on speech, they are unconstitutional and unenforceable.<\/p>\n

The Village\u2019s response, dated March 3, 2025, states that \u201cupon further consideration, the Village is rescinding the notices of violation issued by the Village Building Inspector dated on or about February 12, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

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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