Members of City Council v. Taxpayers for Vincent

In Members of City Council v. Taxpayers for Vincent, 466 U.S. 789, 804, 80 L. Ed. 2d 772, 104 S. Ct. 2118 (1984), the Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that prohibited posting signs on public property. 466 U.S. at 791 A group that placed political campaign signs on utility poles challenged the ordinance. Id. at 792-93. The Court held that the ordinance was a valid time, place, and manner restriction that was narrowly tailored to address the city's legitimate interest in eliminating visual clutter. Id. at 808-10. Noting that "it is the tangible medium of expressing the message that has the adverse impact on the appearance of the landscape, " the Supreme Court held that the ordinance was narrowly tailored because it "responds precisely to the substantive problem which legitimately concerns the City. It curtails no more speech than necessary to accomplish its purpose." Id. at 810.