Insider had a chance to talk with Grey Vick, owner of Grey Outdoor, based in Wilmington North Carolina about the current North Carolina legislation under consideration. Here are some thoughts on legislation from the perspective of an owner/operator. House Bill 581 has been receiving a lot of media attention. What […]
Part 3 in a series on First Amendment Sign Cases by J. Allen Smith, an eminent domain and condemnation expert at Settlepou, a Dallas law firm. Smith previously discussed Metromedia and two cases which amplified Metromedia. The reverberations of Reed v. Town of Gilbert are in full effect. Its […]
The Lagrange News reports that the Lagrange, GA and Troup County, GA are updating their sign ordinances to comply with Reed v Gilbert. The changes include: No permit is needed for a temporary sign. A temporary sign is a sign which is in place for no more than 20 […]
The Massachusetts and Michigan legislatures are considering legislation which would prohibit billboard advertising for cannabis products. States which permit recreational or medical marijuana have been restricting advertising. Washington State and California regulate the format and location of ads. You can find a state by state summary of Cannabis advertising regulations here. […]
By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President, Outdoor Advertising Association of America Sex offenders, panhandlers, and rock musicians won in court on the First Amendment. Localities trying to regulate signs based on content have lost. Today’s Supreme Court – led by conservatives — is pro-free speech. What does this mean for […]
Rapid City, South Dakota met last night in an attempt to finalize a settlement with Epic Outdoor at their Monday night City Council meeting. According to city records, in 2012 Epic Outdoor Advertising filed suit against the City based on the initiated sign ordinances which were adopted in 2011. That […]
The Daily News reports that Clear Channel Outdoor has sued three members of the Salisbury, Massachusetts Zoning Board of Appeals claiming civil rights violations when the Zoning Board of Appeals granted to Northvision, a local business, the right to erect a billboard on I-95 in preference to Clear Channel Outdoor’s […]
The Triad Business Journal reports that the High Point, NorthCarolina city council has voted against a Fairway Outdoor proposal to expand areas where billboards are permitted to Eastchester Drive, North Main Street and West Wendover Avenue. High Point’s 48 billboards are currently limited to industrial areas. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid […]
Richard Rothfelder tells Insider that the Texas Legislature has passed two out of home bills. The Texas Legislature has passed SB 2006 in response to the TxDot v Auspro court decision which invalidated the state’s Highway Beautification Laws. The bill is waiting the governor’s signature. The bill revises the States’s […]
Transit authorities routinely place limits on political, ideological or religious messages. Such a policy has landed the Spokane Transit Authority in Court. Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog reports that a federal court has denied a motion to dismiss a challenge to the Spokane Transit Authority’s bus advertising policy. A […]
