On March 30, 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Austin’s sign code is constitutional. In April 2022 the US Supreme Court ruled on the case and remanded it in part back to the 5th Circuit Court which heard new arguments in September 2022. Here is a […]
In Appeals Court cites Reagan v Austin in Denying Adams Lawsuit Billboard Insider reported on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal decision in Adams Outdoor vs City of Madison, holding that the permission afforded in the Madison Sign Code for digital on-premise signs while denied for off-premise was not content […]
On January 2, 2023 the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied an Adams Outdoor challenge to the Madison, Wisconsin sign ordinance by citing the Supreme Court’s Reagan v Austin ruling. Adams had argued that Madison’s sign code was unconstitutional because it treated off-premises signs less favorably than […]
In a July 11 ruling on GEFT Outdoor v City of Westfield the Indiana US Court of Appeals for the Seventh District remanded an out of home dispute back to a lower court to reconsider a verdict in light of Reagan v Austin. Westfield, Indiana denied a request by GEFT […]
On this week’s Billboard Insider podcast OAAA EVP Government Affairs, Mike Hershey talks about 6 out of home issues to watch. Here are the highlights. Political Spending Let’s compare 2020 to 2016…we saw an almost doubling in political campaign spending in the most recent presidential election. In 2020 we had […]
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 […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Partner, Rothfelder Falick The much anticipated Supreme Court oral argument in Reagan National vs City of Austin case was held on November 10th, and it lived up to expectations. Scheduled for 70 minutes, but actually lasting 99, the argument was an exciting roller coaster, characterized by robust […]
Insider asked some out of home attorneys to comment on yesterday’s oral arguments, before the Supreme Court, in Reagan v City of Austin. Richard Hamlin and Marnie Cody, Hamilin Cody Law We both listened to the argument and discussed it among ourselves. Our reaction: Trying to predict the result from […]
Today at 10am eastern time the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Reagan v Austin. The court will allow 70 minutes for oral arguments. The Court is reviewing a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that Austin’s restriction on off-premise digital billboards was a content based violation of […]
