From barbecue restaurants to highway beautification, justices mull implications of sign-ordinance case

From barbecue restaurants to highway beautification, justices mull implications of sign-ordinance case

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The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in a challenge to a Texas city’s ordinance that treats signs differently depending on whether they have a connection to the site where they are located. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the ordinance violates the First Amendment, but during over 90 minutes of oral argument in City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas, the Supreme Court was closely divided on this question. … Read the rest