Tag: DOJ

Transit as Free Speech Battleground; Sessions’ DOJ Joins the Fight

Kerry Yoakum, an attorney, is a vice president of the OAAA The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking sides in a First Amendment lawsuit challenging transit’s ability to restrict religious ads. In Washington, DC, the Catholic Church has been fighting a losing court battle, which was prompted by the regional […]

DOJ approves Indianapolis for Atlanta Swap

The Department of Justice has agreed to let Clear Channel Outdoor swap its Indianapolis billboards to Fairway for Fairway’s Atlanta billboards so long as the companies spin off certain billboards.  The transaction is part of a $150 million multiple market asset swap.  The swap was announced in March but was […]

Hospitals in Trouble For Billboard Pact

Baker Hostetler reports that the US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust complaint against two hospital systems in Virginia that agreed not to advertise on billboards in each other’s home county. The suit was brought against Charleston Area Medical Center in Kanawha County and St Mary’s Medical Center in […]