Legal Opinion
Reagan Nat'l Adver. of Austin, Inc. v. City of Austin
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided March 27, 2019No. 1:17-CV-673-RPPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT PITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
By ordinance, the City of Austin prohibits new digital signs for off-premises signs, but permits them for on-premises signs. The plaintiffs own and operate billboards. They contend that the City's different rules for on- and off-premises signs is an unconstitutional restriction of speech under the First Amendment.
At the parties' request, the Court held a bench trial on this question on June 26, 2018. The parties submitted pretrial briefing, (Pls.' Br., Dkt. 25; City Br., Dkt. 30; Pls.' Resp., Dkt. 34), joint stipulated facts, (Dkt. 26), and proposed…
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