Minnesota Voters Alliance, Petitioners v. Joe Mansky

Summary

The Court held that Minnesota's ban on political apparel in polling places violates the First Amendment because the term 'political' is too indeterminate and gives election judges unbridled discretion. It reasoned that a state ban on apparel in a nonpublic forum must have a reasonable basis to distinguish what may enter, which Minnesota failed to provide through its ambiguous statutory and policy guidance. The opinion reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded the case.