Metromedia,_Inc._v._City_of_San_Diego

<i>Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego</i>

Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego

1981 United States Supreme Court case

Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego, 453 U.S. 490 (1981), was a United States Supreme Court case in which it was decided that cities could regulate billboards, and that municipal governments could not treat commercial outdoor advertising more harshly than noncommercial messages.[1][2]

Quick Facts Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego, Argued February 25, 1981 Decided July 2, 1981 ...

References

  1. [1]
    Kaplar, Richard T. (2003). The First Amendment and the Media 2003-Free Speech and Free Press Since Sept. 11. Washington, DC: The Media Institute. p. 217.
  2. [2]
    Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego, 453 U.S. 490 (1981).


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