Deed restrictions can't curtail free speech
When the Sands casino sold property to the Bethlehem Redevelopement Authority for $1 so the land could become part of the SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, the deed placed restrictions on certain activities, such as union organizing. David Kairys of Temple's Beasley School of Law said that covenants such as deed restrictions have constitutional limitations. He said free speech, with some restrictions, is guaranteed on public sidewalks, streets and parks. "It's un-American and so clearly wrong," Kairys said, referring to the restrictions. "Justices — liberal or conservative — would invalidate these restrictions."
Allentown Morning Call| June 27, 2011