Legal Opinion
Major Media of Southeast, Inc. v. City of Raleigh
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided October 16, 1985No. 84-796-CIV-5PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DUPREE, District Judge.
This action arose as a result of amendments made to the Raleigh City Code in 1983 regarding the regulation of billboards and signs within the city. These regulations had initially been enacted in 1979 and had permitted off-premise signs to be considerably larger than on-premise signs and also permitted off-premise signs to change their copy as frequently as desired. 1 The 1983 amendment substantially altered the regulations for off-premise signs. It reduced the number of zoning classifications in which billboards are allowed and reduced the amount of square footage…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
- National Advertising Company v. City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Southern Environmental Law Center, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Major Media Of The Southeast, Inc. v. City Of RaleighCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Granite State Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of ClearwaterDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2002
- Jackson v. City Council of City of CharlottesvilleDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1987
- Major Media of Southeast, Inc. v. City of RaleighCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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