Supreme Court allows regulation of billboard ads

In a 5-4 decision the U.S Supreme Court ruled that Austin, Texas’ distinction between on-premise and off-premise signs (billboards) was content-neutral and thereby constitutional. (International Sign Association, April 21, 2022)

The court found a lower court too extreme in ruling that Austin’s law was unconstitutional if a regulator has to read a sign to know if it is within the law. (Bloomberg Law, April 21, 2022, by Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson)

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