Cincinnati has petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the issue of whether a municipal excise tax on billboards abridges freedom of speech. The Ohio State Supreme Court ruled that a billboard tax infringed on the first amendment rights of a small group of speakers. A Maryland Supreme Court ruled […]
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 […]
The US Supreme Court declined to review the ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that Tennessee’s billboard law was unconstitutional. The ruling invalidated Tennessee’s sign code. On June 25, 2020 Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee signed legislation to revise Tennessee’s sign rules to fix the […]
