Practice question
A regulation restricts only environmental advocacy while leaving equally disruptive discussion of every other topic untouched. Its title calls it a time-and-place rule. What should the court examine first?
- Only the title, which is conclusive
- Only whether officials dislike environmental issues
- The actual subject-matter distinction, which makes the content-based versus content-neutral classification material
- Only the number of pages
- Only whether the speakers are popular
Legal references
- Chavez v. Gonzales, G.R. No. 168338, February 15, 2008, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/feb2008/gr_168338_2008.html
- 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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