Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Outdoor Advertising Council v. Outdoor Advertising Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 29, 1980PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
In an effort to cull from its hearing list those billboard license applications fated for refusal, the Outdoor Advertising Board (the Board)2 promulgated regulations which enable it to deny without a hearing any application which discloses on its face that the sign sought to be erected or maintained fails to comply with the laws of the host municipality or with the provisions of G. L. c. 93D, § 2. The plaintiffs (the advertisers) urge that the Board’s regulations unlawfully deprive them of rights to a hearing to which statute (G. L. c. 30A, § 13), the Constitution of the Commonwealth (arts.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Packaging Industries Group, Inc. v. CheneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- American Dog Owners Association, Inc. v. LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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