Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
The Court Says Ban on Political Apparel at Polling Places Is Unconstitutional
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky was featured in Speech in the Voting Booth, Supreme Court Debates (April 2018). The following is excerpted from the 7-to-2 majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions. Minnesota’s political apparel ban violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Because the political apparel ban applies only in a specific location — the interior of a polling place — it implicates the Court’s “forum based” approach for assessing restrictions that the government seeks to place on the use of its property. — International Society for Krishna Consciousness,…
