Mural at New Hampshire bakery leads to First Amendment lawsuit
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A divide over a mural at a donut shop has led to a First Amendment fight for one New Hampshire man.

A bakery in Conway NH is suing the town after being told their mural violates advertising signage laws. It seems the sign just has pastries and doesn’t otherwise advertise the business, so they’re calling it art and arguing it should stay. The town disagrees so they’re going to court over it.

The bakery is suing the town for $1, and permission to keep the kids mural up.

This is a small business fighting to keep kids art on display. Suing for $1 is a way to signal that are willing to do this at a financial loss, and that the display isn’t a means of enriching themselves but rather their community.

  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I agree, my comment was mostly so people could see that nuance, and I hope what you said is exactly what happens. The age old pornography law, I can’t define it but I know it when I see it. Codifying it as art that does not explicitly advertise would be the way to go I think.