Florida Supreme Court Rules on Car Music: Anyway You Want It, That's the Way You Need It!

Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 13, 2012 - 5:06pm

The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling today striking down, asunconstitutional, a state statute that made it illegal for motorists to play music loud enough to be "plainly audible" to someone 25 feet away.

"Motorists are free to blast Justin Timberlake -- or any other music they choose -- as loud as they wish," the Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

From ABC Channel 7 in Port Charlotte, "The court unanimously struck down a state law barring drivers from blaring their radios at a volume that was 'plainly audible' to someone 25 feet away. ...

"[T]he high court said the law infringed on the freedom of expression.

"Writing for the majority, Justice Jorge Labarga highlighted a part of the law that exempts commercial and political messages from the ban, saying that amounted to a restriction on certain kinds of speech, a violation of the First Amendment.

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Click here for the full text of the court's ruling.

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