Legal Opinion
John Donnelly & Sons v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 22, 1980No. 79-1575PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The question before us of the constitutionality of a Maine statute requires the assessment of a number of general societal values against their cost in First Amendment rights. The statute, 23 M.R.S.A. §§ 1901 et seq., is entitled the Maine Traveler Information Services Act, somewhat *7euphemistically,1 since its principal purpose is to abolish billboards altogether and to reduce materially the number, size and content of all other signs viewable by travelers on any public way in the state.2 The complainants are two corporations that erect signs, John Donnelly &…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rappa v. New Castle CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Loftus v. Township of Lawrence ParkDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Texas Department of Transportation v. BarberTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- James E. Wheeler, Nora L. Wheeler, and Sharon Carmichael v. Commissioner of Highways, Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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