Legal Opinion
Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1974No. 73-328PublishedCited by 682 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Blackmun
This case presents the question whether a city which operates a public rapid transit system and sells advertising space for car cards on its vehicles is required by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to accept paid political advertising on behalf of a candidate for public office.
In 1970, petitioner Harry J. Lehman was a candidate for the office of State Representative to the Ohio General Assembly for District 56. The district includes the city of Shaker Heights. On July 3, 1970, petitioner sought to promote his candidacy by purchasing car card space on the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit System…
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