An Adams Outdoor billboard in Madison. Source: Madison.com.
This week, a federal district court in Wisconsin ruled that Adams Outdoor Advertising’s claims that the Madison sign ordinance is unconstitutional could not survive summary judgment. The ruling
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Regulatory, Best Practices and Other First Amendment News from Colorado's Leading Land Use Law Firm
The Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog, published by Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC, focuses on legal issues related to sign regulations and advertising law, particularly in the Rocky Mountain region. It covers constitutional challenges to municipal sign ordinances, zoning disputes involving signage, First Amendment implications of sign and speech regulations, and related litigation outcomes. The blog discusses cases involving billboard regulations, digital signage bans, and the intersection of commercial and noncommercial speech in public spaces. It also addresses broader land use and municipal law topics as they pertain to signage and advertising restrictions.
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Court Denies New Orleans’s Motion to Dismiss First Amendment Claim Against Short-Term Rental Ordinance
Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Source: neworleans.com.
This week, a federal district court denied the City of New Orleans’s motion to dismiss a First Amendment claim challenging the application of the city’s short-term rental law.
Plaintiff…
COVID-19 and the First Amendment: Thoughts for State and Local Regulators
Large religious gatherings, such as Catholic masses, may result in virus transmission, but may be difficult for U.S. governments to prohibit. Source: Catholic Sun.
Since the rest of the world seems to be taking a break…
Federal Court Enjoins Chicago Park Speech Regulations
In a case involving violations of nearly every First Amendment protection for speech in public places, a federal court recently enjoined enforcement of new Chicago restrictions on speech in the city’s famed Millennium Park. Evidently hoping to safeguard quiet contemplation…
Upcoming Webinar on Deregulatory Trends in Land Use Law
Our friends at the APA Planning and Law Division will host a webinar on Deregulatory Trends in Land Use later this month. We encourage our readers to register! A description of the webinar and registration link follows:
Rising housing costs…
Texas City’s Banner Sign Limitation Found Content Based, But Survives First Amendment Challenge
A sign welcomes visitors to Bentley Manor in Shavano Park. Source: mytexashomeresource.com
It is a rare free speech case where a court finds a regulation content based, but still upholds the regulation. That very scenario played…
Ninth Circuit Finds That Permit Requirement For Bullhorns Violates First Amendment
A marine mammal swims at Six Flags in Vallejo, California. Source: San Francisco Chronicle.
Last week, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that Vallejo, California’s requirement that a person obtain a permit before using…
Tenth Circuit Denies Rehearing In Utah Panhandling Case, Affirms Finding Of Content Neutrality
Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order denying a motion by the plaintiff in the case of Evans v. Sandy City for an en banc rehearing. In ruling on the motion, the court issued a revised…
Ohio Appeals Court Finds That “Broke Ass Phone” Is Not Obscene, May Be Displayed On A Business Sign
A Broke Ass Phone location in Strongsville, Ohio. Source: Broke Ass Phone.
In a somewhat entertaining case out of Boardman Township, Ohio, the state court of appeals has ruled that a business called “Broke Ass Phone”…
Federal Court Denies Challenge to Oakland, California’s “1% for Art” Program
Murals in Oakland, California. Source: Oaktown Art.
In August, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s rejection of claims by the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area that the City of Oakland’s…