Port Harbor City enacts an ordinance that bans the distribution of all printed materials on city streets.Later,after the city enacts a new "revenue-enhancing" measure,Quint distributes handbills protesting that measure.When Quint is charged with violating the printed-materials ban,he files a suit against the city arguing that the city lacked a compelling interest in banning handbills.Most likely,the court will hold that the ban is

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The court is likely to hold that the ban on the distribution of all printed materials on city streets is an unconstitutional restriction of speech under the First Amendment. While the city may have some regulatory interests in maintaining the cleanliness and safety of its streets, the ban on all printed materials is not narrowly tailored and thereby violates the free speech protections. Quint's distribution of handbills protesting a new measure is a form of expression protected by the First Amendment, which makes the application of the ban unconstitutional in this case.

Port Harbor City Enacts an Ordinance That Bans the Distribution