Practice question
A regulator argues that every limit described as size or manner is necessarily content-neutral, regardless of which subjects it selects or how the message and medium interact. It applies a size rule only to noncandidate citizens’ political messages on private property and not other signs, with no sufficient justification shown. Which response best follows Diocese?
- Every size rule is automatically valid
- The word manner precludes examination of the actual target
- Private-property political expression is outside Article III
- The classification must examine the actual subject selection and communicative restriction; a physical label does not conclusively establish neutrality or validity
- Only a candidate may have expression rights
Legal references
- Diocese of Bacolod v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 205728, January 21, 2015, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_205728_2015.html
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