Bailey: Legal challenge has Germantown considering changes to decorations
Alexis Luttrell’s yard decorated for Valentine’s Day. Luttrell, a resident of The Oaks neighborhood, contended the city was violating her First Amendment Rights for citing her decorating her human and dog skeleton decorations for various holidays. (Courtesy Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
The federal lawsuit regarding year-round skeleton decorations in Germantown is a reminder of the suburb’s history of controlling aesthetics.
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