Beachside City enacts an ordinance that bans the distribution of all printed materials on city streets. Carl opposes the city's latest "revenue-enhancing" measure and wants to protest by distributing handbills. In his suit against the city, a court would likely hold the printed-materials ban to be

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The ban on the distribution of all printed materials on city streets is a restriction on the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. To be constitutional, such a restriction would need to meet a high standard of scrutiny, which the ban is unlikely to meet. Therefore, Carl's right to distribute handbills would likely prevail over the city's ban.

Beachside City Enacts an Ordinance That Bans the Distribution of All