Wesley K. Bell, T/A Wes Outdoor Advertising Co., Plaintiff-Respondent v. Township of Stafford, a Municipality in…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that Stafford Township's ordinance prohibiting all billboards is facially unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment and the municipality failed to demonstrate a compelling interest or narrow tailoring. The Court also rejected the township's argument that strict necessity barred a constitutional ruling and affirmed the party's standing under the Declaratory Judgments Act.