Summary
- A Missouri law requiring sex offenders to post signs on Halloween saying ‘No candy or treats at this residence’ has been deemed unconstitutional.
- The law violated the First Amendment rights of the sex offenders by compelling them to make a false, political statement.
- U.S. District Judge John A. Ross ruled that the sign posting requirement infringed on free speech rights and struck down that part of the law.
- This ruling prevents enforcement of the sign posting requirement for sex offenders in Missouri.