The Town of Cary simply refuses to accept that its sign ordinance violated resident David Bowden’s right to free speech. After losing in court, the town recently asked the judge to reconsider the ruling. The Cary News reports the judge said no…again.
In asking for a new ruling, attorneys representing the town submitted photographs of Christmas displays and a portion of the town’s sign ordinance as new evidence.
But the judge rejected it outright in a terse ruling issued Thursday.
“None of the ‘new evidence’ is sufficient to cause the court to reevaluate its decision,” the judge wrote. “Moreover … the court discerns no clear error which would justify altering or amending its judgment.”
Cary has now spent about $225,000 trying to defend its rules. Now the town must decide if it will appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
