Tag: Auspro

Rothfelder on L.D. Management vs Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Another State has found itself in the same predicament as Tennessee and Texas, after a Federal Court’s ruling that the Kentucky Highway Beautification Act is unconstitutional. Specifically, on April 24, 2020, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, issued its opinion in L.D. Management Company vs. […]

Rothfelder on Reed, Auspro and Thomas

On November 6, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied the petition for rehearing en banc in Thomas vs. Bright. In doing so, the Federal Appellate Court set the stage for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, or more likely, to a legislative fix of […]

Rothfelder on What’s Next After the Tennessee Ruling

Yesterday Insider reported that a Tennessee Appeals Court upheld a challenge to Tennessee’s out of home advertising rules.  Insider talked with out of home attorney Richard Rothfelder about the opinion. Could the Supreme Court take up the case? This Supreme Court has been conservative and protective of First Amendment rights, […]

Texas Court Moots Auspro Challenge

By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick Introduction On April 6, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court granted TxDOT’s Petition for Review and without hearing oral argument, issuing a formal opinion, or considering the merits of the case, vacated the judgments of the Court of Appeals and trial court (which ruled the […]

Kerry Yoakum on trends in local out of home regs.

Kerry Yoakum is VP, Government Affairs for OAAA.  He joined OAAA in 2008 after practicing law as an attorney for the Ohio Department of Transportation.  Insider asked Kerry to talk about out of home regulatory trends.  What were some of the most important legal issues this year? From a national […]

Texas Asks Court to Reconsider Billboard Decision

Chron reports that the Texas Attorney General’s Office has filed a motion to reconsider the Third District Court of Appeals Sept decision which threw out most of the Texas Highway Beautification Act on grounds that it violated the first amendment.  Harris County, the Texas Municipal League and Scenic Texas have […]