Practice question
A rule limits amplified sound to stated hours to address noise and applies equally regardless of the speaker's topic or viewpoint. Assume it is genuinely justified by noise rather than suppression of a message. What follows?
- It may be classified as content-neutral, but must still satisfy the applicable constitutional test.
- It is automatically constitutional without examining its burden.
- It is necessarily a ban on political ideas.
- It is content-based merely because speech is affected.
- It is immune from court review.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, section 4, https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Chavez v. Gonzales, G.R. No. 168338, February 15, 2008, content-based and content-neutral restraints discussion, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/feb2008/gr_168338_2008.html
- Diocese of Bacolod v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 205728, January 21, 2015, content regulation discussion, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_205728_2015.html
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