City of Austin Wants Supreme Court to Review Reagan Case Concerning Digital Billboards (Billboard Insider)
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 Lamar Advertising sued Austin in state district court challenging the permit denials as an infringement of rights under the first amendment. The District court ruled against Reagan seeming to give preference to Metromedia over Reed v Gilbert. On appeal, The Fifth Circuit agreed with Reagan and Lamar that Austin’s digital billboard restrictions are invalid because the on-premise/off-premise distinction is content based under Reed v Gilbert. Here’s a link to Austin’s Supreme Court petition. […]
Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 6:07 PM