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· 3/25/1999

Thomas J. Lavey and the Lakeland Group, Incorporated v. The City of Two Rivers

Citations

  • 171 F.3d 1110
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 5618
  • 1999 WL 161135

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that ordinance regulating outdoor signs did not violate the First Amendment nor federal and state due process clauses
  • stating that the analogy between Smith and strict liability in the commercial context “limps”
  • rejecting on the merits , a billboard owner’s First Amendment challenge to permit requirements
  • court considered no empirical evidence in holding that stricter requirements for off-premises signs directly advanced government’s interest in traffic safety
  • regulations governing number, size, location of signs, and distinguishing between on-site and off-site signs
  • “[OJnly speech that is truthful and not misleading receives First Amendment protection.”

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Judges: Wood, Ripple, Rovner

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