By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder & Falick By now, most know the facts: On April 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision reversed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in City of Austin vs Reagan National Advertising, which held the Austin Sign Code violative of […]
By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. Sloane Law Office Unfortunately, the Supreme Court in Austin failed to adopt the “read the sign” rule outlined by the Court of Appeals, citing that such a rule was too extreme an interpretation of the Court’s precedent. The Court found a distinction between the sign codes in […]
As anticipated, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on Reagan v Austin. Insider has initial comments below on the ruling and you can expect more as we all get a chance to research the opinion in more detail. From Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder & Falick, LLP: In a 6 to 3 […]
You should read the OAAA’s brief to the Supreme Court in the Austin v Reagan case. The OAAA brief makes the following points in response to the criticisms of digital billboards by other parties in the case: Off-premise digital billboards do not present unique safety of aesthetic concerns. Digital billboards […]
Lots of parties have filed briefs in the Supreme Court’s review of the Austin v Reagan case. Austin wants the Supreme Court to throw out an Appeals Court ruling invalidating Austin’s sign code because it had one set of rules for on-premise digital signs and another set for off premise […]
The Supreme Court granted on June 28, 2021 the petition for writ of certiorari in Reagan National and Lamar Outdoor vs City of Austin, so that the High Court will now entertain the merits of the First Amendment dispute over Austin’s allegedly content-based sign code and regulation of digital signs. […]
Yesterday Insider posted that the city of Austin is trying to get the Supreme Court to review the Austin v Reagan decision. Hamlin Cody’s Richard Hamlin has this comment: No one can be certain, or even predict, whether the Supreme Court will hear a case. The Court’s Rule 10 says […]
The City of Austin has asked the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s decision in favor of Reagan Advertising in a digital billboard dispute. Austin’s sign code says that on-premise signs can be digitized but off premise signs can’t be digitized. Reagan sought permits to digitize billboards. Reagan and […]
