Good News For Freedom of Speech in St. Louis

State and Local Government | July 14, 2011

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

Let’s all applaud the Federal appeals court who ruled in favor of Jim Roos that freedom of speech is more important than stupid sign regulations. We have followed this case, and the broader issue of eminent domain abuse, closely at SMI. Needless to say, we think this is an excellent ruling and a victory for liberty in Missouri.

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David Stokes

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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