The Bridgewaters, Massachusetts

In a recent NJ Supreme Court ruling, justices ruled that homeowner associations can impose restrictions on the free speech rights of their residents.  In the case Committee for a Better Twin Rivers v. Twins Rivers Homeowners' Association, Justice John E. Wallace Jr., writing for a unanimous court, distinguished between such residential developments and private universities and regional shopping malls when it comes to freedom of speech. The case involved the 10,000-unit Twin Rivers development in East Windsor. The court said it was reasonable to restrict political signs to windows and flower beds adjacent to homes and not allow them on common property.