Legal Opinion
Tarr v. Warner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2003No. 02-35021; D.C. No. CV-01-03031-COPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
The Oregon Motorist Information Act (“OMIA”)1 requires individuals to obtain a permit before erecting most signs visible from Oregon’s highways, but exempts so-called “on-premises” signs. Appellant Oscar Tarr applied for a permit to erect an off-premises sign stating “Attend Apple-gate Christian Fellowship.” The Oregon Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) rejected the application and Tarr brought a section 1983 suit against the Director, *84Bruce Warner, claiming that the OMIA violated Tarr’s First Amendment rights. The district court reached the merits of Tarr’s suit and granted…
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