Clear Channel Outdoor v. Dept. of Finance

Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. Director, Department of Finance of Baltimore City No. 9, September Term 2020 Taxation – Freedom of Speech – Billboards – Advertising. Local excise tax on the business of selling advertising space on billboards did not violate the constitutional provisions that protect freedom of speech and of the press. United States Constitution, First Amendment; Maryland Declaration of Rights, Article 40. Circuit Court for Baltimore City Case No. 24-C-18-001778 Argument: November 6, 2020 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 9 September Term, 2020…