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Generally, the first amendment restricts the ability to enact laws banning certain types of ads over other ads, but not laws banning all ads from certain areas.
by eugeniub 7y ago
Generally, the first amendment restricts the ability to enact laws banning certain types of ads over other ads, but not laws banning all ads from certain areas. For example, four states — Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine — have banned billboard advertisements.[1] Vermont was the first to ban them in 1968[2] and these laws haven't been challenged on first amendment grounds, though presumably their passages were fought.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard#Laws_limiting_billboards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard#Laws_limiting_billbo...
[2]: https://vnrc.org/community-planning-toolbox/tools/billboard-and-sign-control/ https://vnrc.org/community-planning-toolbox/tools/billboard-...
- deogeo 7y agoI should clarify the parent post - when they said "types of ads", what they really meant is the content. The 1st amendment forbids the government from discriminating on the content of a message, but they can restrict messaging in general. Though I believe there are limits to how much they can restrict that as well - a blanket ban on protests, for example, would likely not fly.