A Billboard Insider reader asks: “I am carving out a billboard easement on a property which I own and want to sell. How big should the easement be. Should it just cover the base of the sign (10’ by 10’ ) or should it be larger (say 50’ by 50’) […]
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Tea Leaf Reading at the City of Austin Argument
By Michael F Wright The November 10 oral argument in City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising provided limited but interesting insights into how the justices line up in the Court’s first billboard case since its fractured 1981 decision in Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego. The issue in […]
Michael Wright on LD Management v Kentucky
On May 5, 2020, the American Bar Association – which had rated Judge Justin Walker “unqualified” to serve as a district judge – rated him “well qualified” to sit on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, often called the second most important court in the nation. His decision in L.D. […]
Is Metromedia Binding?
By Michael Wright, Billboard Attorney. Everyone knows that the Supreme Court’s decision in Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego (1981) is the leading case on sign regulation. For 38 years, courts have followed Metromedia’s four-justice plurality opinion in upholding laws that selectively ban offsite commercial signs. But the 4-2-3 […]
