Supreme Court watch: Digital Billboards

What’s the deal? The City of Austin has been pushing back against billboard companies that support digital billboards throughout the city. The city wants to protect its skyline. The 5th Circuit said that prohibiting off-premise billboards switching to digital is content-based violation of the First Amendment’s protections on freedom of speech.

Why should we care? Does pretty win? Can landowners choose to add billboards? Are billboards good neighbors? What about free market principles?

How can this impact me? Every issue is in this fight. It is one to watch.

Austin Business Journal | Should digital billboards be allowed across Austin? Supreme Court could decide