Illinois Republican Party, et al. v. J. B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois
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Does the Illinois governor's preference for religious speakers over political speakers survive strict scrutiny?
QUESTION PRESENTED In Reed v. Town of Gilbert, this Court clarified that content-based restrictions are those that apply to particular speech because of the topic discussed or the idea or message expressed, and reaffirmed that content-based restrictions on speech receive strict scrutiny review. The Governor of Illinois permits religious speakers to speak and gather in groups larger than fifty, but formally bans similarly situated political speakers from doing so. Does this preference for speakers of religious content over speakers of political content survive strict scrutiny?