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Constitutional Law

Oct. 30, 2014

Free(r) speech in California

An off-site sign ban in Los Angeles, touted by the city for its ability to improve traffic conditions and visual aesthetics, has been declared unconstitutional. By James S. Azadian and Eric G. Salbert

James Azadian

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Pepperdine Univ School of Law

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By James S. Azadian and Eric G. Salbert


An off-site sign ban in Los Angeles, touted by the city for its ability to improve traffic conditions and visual aesthetics, has been declared unconstitutional precisely because the city failed to demonstrate that the ban operates to improve either traffic conditions or visual aesthetics, neither of which constitute a compelling state interest in any event. Lamar Central Outdoor LLC v. City of Los Angeles, BS142238 ...

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