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<br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />First Amendment-Business owner claims city ban on <br />electronic signs violates the First Amendment <br /> <br />City says signs are detrimental to traffic safety and community <br />aesthetics <br /> <br />Citation: Naser Jewelers, Inc. v. City Of Concord, N.H., 2008 WL <br />162521 (1st Cir. 2008) <br /> <br />The 1st U.S. Circuit has jurisdiction over Maine, Massachusetts, <br />New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island. <br />A city ordinance prohibited Electronic Messaging Centers (EMCs). <br />EMCs are signs that display illuminated text that can change frequently. <br />EMCs may, for example, have electronic text that is scrolling or flashing. <br />The city prohibited the EMCs on the basis that they were detrimental to <br />traffic safety and community aesthetics. <br />Naser Jewelers, Inc. (NJI) sought permission to construct and oper- <br />ate an EMC on the premises of its retail store in the city. NjI claimed <br />that installation of an EMC at another of its stores increased its sales <br />by eighteen percent. The city denied NjI's application because the pro- <br />posed EMC would violate its ordinance. <br />NJI brought a lawsuit against the city. In the lawsuit, NJI asked the <br />court to rule that the ordinance was unconstitutional, in violation of the <br /> <br />" <br /> <br /> <br />THOMSON <br />* <br />\NEST <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive. P.O. Box 64526 . St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-800-229-2084' email: west.customerservice@thomson.com.west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />15SN 0514-7905 . @ 2008 ThomsonlWest. AIl Rights Reserved. Quinlan™ is a ThomsqnlWest brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />126 <br /> <br />."-', <br /> <br />jj <br />ii <br />iI <br />:1 <br />I. <br />'i <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />;1 <br />\1 <br />l <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />~ <br />1 <br />~ <br />I <br />1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. ! <br />