Lamar Advantage GP Co., L.L.C. v. Cincinnati (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 166 Ohio St. 3d 319
• 185 N.E.3d 1032
• 2021 Ohio 3155

Syllabus

First Amendment—Freedom of speech and of the press—Selective taxation—City's need to raise revenue did not justify tax imposed solely on a small number of billboard operators—Tax did not survive strict scrutiny and impermissibly infringed on rights to free speech and a free press protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and trial court's order permanently enjoining enforcement of tax reinstated.