New South Media Group LLC v. Rainbow City, Alabama, City of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION NEW SOUTH MEDIA GROUP LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 4:22-cv-461-CLM CITY OF RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case is about a city’s ban on billboards. New South Media Group, LLC, Deverick Williams, William Wilson, and Rainbow Powder Coatings, Inc. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) applied to Rainbow City, Alabama (“Rainbow City”) for four sign permits. Rainbow City denied all four applications because, in the city’s opinion, all four applications sought to erect a billboard and the city…