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Posted on 05/21/2025 3:52:59 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
A New Hampshire town's attempt to force a bakery to remove or alter its painting that shows sunbeams shining down on a mountain range of doughnuts, a muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries is unconstitutional, a judge ruled in a First Amendment dispute.
The town of Conway infringed on the free speech rights of bakery owner Sean Young, U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante ruled Monday, following a one-day trial in February.
He ordered the town to stop any efforts at enforcing its sign code regarding the mural painted by high school students atop Leavitt's Country Bakery, mentioning a "complete disconnect between what the ordinance purports to regulate and the town's enforcement, as well as the illogical way it applied and explained that enforcement" to Leavitt's.
"I'm thrilled that the students' artwork can remain up, I'm thrilled that my First Amendment rights have been vindicated, and I'm thrilled that the community can continue to enjoy the beautiful piece of art," Young said in a statement. "I think our mural is a wonderful depiction of everything that makes the Mount Washington Valley such a great place to live."
Young asked for $1 in damages. A lawyer representing Conway said they were disappointed by the outcome, but agreed with Laplante that the town and its officials "conducted themselves conscientiously and in good faith in managing town business."
The community of more than 10,000 people in the White Mountains draws skiers, nature lovers and shoppers. Some residents want regulations enforced as they worry about overdevelopment in the tourist town......
If the painting didn't show what's sold inside — baked goods — it wouldn't be considered a sign and could stay, board members said.
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Is this ‘town’ out of it’s mind?
It's just a mural.
Stupid is as stupid does. A classical example of the idiot Leftists.
Live free or die Mofos.
It looks tastefully done.
I wonder which Karen raised Hell over it and if a competitor bribed her with a lot of bread?
The way the town acted you’d think it was stollen, or that all the depictions of donuts might be distracting to their pol-yeast department.
What crumby puns.
Conway is a nice town. Generally has an Olde-Timey feel to it. But I guess some of the politicians are more modern than they ought to be.
Obscenity laws are old and have the advantage of being morally correct.
Definitely more like art than that 15’ tall Letica James statue in NYC.
A Pasty shop has a sign up showing ....(drum-roll)...
PASTERIES!!!! (shock!)
Just like George on Seinfeld used to rhetorically ask:
“Why must there always be ‘a problem’?!!”
But I would say the town hall should have a mural showing the sun shining down on a bunch of very puckered orifices with large sticks shoved there in.
In the interests of truth in advertising.
The local school did it as an art project.
Most town regulations are incumbent protection rackets; transmitting personal opinions of incumbents into “public” laws.
But this one has DONUTS!:
Wait for it! Libs don’t like to lose, someone will either throw paint on the mural, or they’ll burn the bakery down soon. Just wait.
Leftist diabetics are very dangerous.
“Well that escalated quickly”.
How is this not an advertisement?
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