A pioneering California law meant to sharply limit use of the familiar “chasing arrows” recycling symbol has been blocked by a federal judge who said it probably violates the First Amendment. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist. In his decision, Hayes applied a standard four-part test to determine whether SB 343 would unduly restrict companies’ speech rights. For instance, the state could have passed a law requiring more descriptive qualifiers alongside the recycling symbol. Such a label would provide consumers with more and better information, he argued, but would not be allowed under SB 343.