City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas Inc

142 S. Ct. 1464 · Decided April 21, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas Inc was decided on April 21, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Commercial speech, excluding attorneys” in the First Amendment area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1029

Case details

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Full case caption

City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas Inc

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-017, docket 2021-017-01.

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