Legal Opinion
Norton Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Village of Arlington Heights
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 1982No. 81-583PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford F. Brown, J.
The issue presented herein is whether the ordinance in question unconstitutionally regulates the content of protected speech by restricting billboard advertising to the product or business conducted on the premises. We hold that it does.
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Appellants assert that the ordinance in question is a valid exercise of the police powers of local self-government.
The authority of the municipality to regulate the erection of signs and billboards within its boundaries is not questioned. See R. C. 715.27(A). The control of the non-communicative aspects of the medium is a legitimate governmental interest. *541See,…
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- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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