FIRST AMENDMENT ASPECTS OF CONTROL OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

State highway departments and transportation agencies have a continuing need to keep abreast of operating practices and legal elements of special problems in highway law. This report deals with the significance of a recent court decision, Metromedia, Inc. vs. City of San Diego, regarding the First Amendment guarantee of free speech when applied to control of outdoor advertising. (Author)

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rrd_145.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • A report prepared under ongoing NCHRP Project 20-6, Legal Problems Arising Out of Highway Programs. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Gerard, J B
• Publication Date: 1985-7

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 31 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Research Results Digest
  • Issue Number: 145
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advertising; Control; Legal factors; Regulations; Signs; Ultimate load design
• Old TRIS Terms: Limits
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450661
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:56PM