context: ' This is a critical distinction between this case and Boss, as a dispute of fact- on the general applicability of the Protocol necessitates an analysis of whether the Protocol is content neutral.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: considering the content neutrality question first to determine level of scrutiny
citation_a.sentence: See Ward v. Rock Against Racism, 491 U.S. 781, 791, 109 S.Ct. 2746, 105 L.Ed.2d 661 (1989) (“[E]ven in a public forum the government may impose reasonable restrictions on the time, place, or manner of protected speech,' provided the restrictions are justified mthout' reference to the content of the regulated speech, that they are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest, .and that they leave open ample alternative channels for-communication-of. .the information.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (emphasis supplied)); R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377, 395, 112 S.Ct. 2538, 120 L.Ed.2d 305 (1992) (explaining content based -time, place, and manner regulations are subject to strict scrutiny); see also McCullen v. Coakley, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 2518, 2530, 189 L.Ed.2d 502 (2014) (considering the content neutrality question first to determine level of scrutiny). This court in Ross never had the chance to decide whether the Protocol is content neutral in-the absence of a general applicability stipulation; therefore, that decision cannot be fairly said to dictate the outcome here.
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 505 U.S. 377, 395
citation_b.parenthetical: explaining content based -time, place, and manner regulations are subject to strict scrutiny
citation_b.sentence: See Ward v. Rock Against Racism, 491 U.S. 781, 791, 109 S.Ct. 2746, 105 L.Ed.2d 661 (1989) (“[E]ven in a public forum the government may impose reasonable restrictions on the time, place, or manner of protected speech,' provided the restrictions are justified mthout' reference to the content of the regulated speech, that they are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest, .and that they leave open ample alternative channels for-communication-of. .the information.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (emphasis supplied)); R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377, 395, 112 S.Ct. 2538, 120 L.Ed.2d 305 (1992) (explaining content based -time, place, and manner regulations are subject to strict scrutiny); see also McCullen v. Coakley, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 2518, 2530, 189 L.Ed.2d 502 (2014) (considering the content neutrality question first to determine level of scrutiny). This court in Ross never had the chance to decide whether the Protocol is content neutral in-the absence of a general applicability stipulation; therefore, that decision cannot be fairly said to dictate the outcome here.