The court injunction blocking Cincinnati’s billboard tax is now permanent. On November 9, a judge in Cincinnati converted his preliminary injunction to a permanent injunction. In his seven-page entry, the judge also criticized the legal theory used to uphold a billboard tax in Baltimore. A circuit court in Maryland recently […]
A side story to the now overturned Cincinnati billboard tax was the tax’s draconian enforcement provisions: The billboard tax was imposed on an “advertising host” which was defined to mean “any person who owns or controls an outdoor advertising sign, including the persons agent, affiliate, employee or other representative who […]
Thought Leadership from Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO Do billboards “speak?” Yes, said a judge in Cincinnati who invalidated the city’s new targeted tax on billboards. After six days of testimony, Common Pleas Court Judge Curt C. Hartman issued an injunction October 17 that blocked Cincinnati’s billboard tax. Billboards […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick Since when can a local government pass a huge new tax and then forbid you from talking about it? That’s what Cincinnati tried to do to Lamar Advertising and Norton Outdoor. Judge Curt C Hartman would have none of it in yesterday’s ruling striking […]
CINCINNATI, OH (October 17) – Court of Common Pleas Judge Curt C. Hartman today invalidated Cincinnati’s new excise tax on billboards as a burden on speech protected by the First Amendment. “Government may not single out and direct or target a tax solely at the exercise of First Amendment rights […]
Cincinnati’s City Council voted to repeal its recent, significant increase in billboard fees. The unanimous vote to scrap the fee increase occurred October 10 in open session of the council that was live-streamed on the city’s website. Norton Outdoor and Lamar Advertising had challenged the fee increase in court, along […]
Insider has compiled a list of the top 362 women out of home execs. The list includes women leaders and promising managers at out of home companies, vendors, agencies, tech firms and associations. Out of home firms accounted for 58% of the women on the list, followed by out of […]
September 25, 2018, NEW YORK – The out of home (OOH) industry, led by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), today launched a new campaign to inspire and excite the ad industry about OOH’s power, value, and significance in today’s digital world. The “Get Out of Home” campaign, created […]
The billboard-tax lawsuit in Cincinnati has focused attention on “noncommercial” speech on billboards. Lamar Advertising and Norton Outdoor are challenging Cincinnati’s targeted billboard tax and higher fees on free speech grounds. Therefore, the court is examining billboard content, including controversial and political viewpoints. Billboards are a valuable channel […]
“Given the judge’s language in the TRO, I would be surprised if he changed his decision at the preliminary injunction stage. We have a hole in the budget we have to address.” Cincinnati City Councilman David Mann quoted by WCPO.com A Cincinnati court will hold a hearing on Friday concerning […]
