ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH:  Pevely man wins suit to post political sign

By Leah Thorsen  — October 03, 2013

HILLSBORO • A Jefferson County judge on Thursday ruled that a Pevely homeowners’ association violated a resident’s right to free speech by banning him from placing a political sign in his yard.Jim Lamprecht lives in the Tiara at the Abbey neighborhood. On April 2, 2011, he put a sign in his yard showing his support for Glenn “Ed” Ziegelmeyer, a candidate for the city’s Board of Aldermen, according to the suit. A couple of days later, a trustee of the homeowners’ association called and told him he was violating the rules, known as covenants, against most signs.Lamprecht filed suit against the Tiara at the Abbey Homeowners Association in March 2012 and was represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Foundation.  Read more: