Supreme Court of Ohio Clerk of Court - Filed December 18, 2020 - Case No. 2020-0931 IN THE OHIO SUPREME COURT LAMAR ADVANTAGE GP COMPANY, Case No. 2020-0931 LLC, d.b.a. LAMAR ADVERTISING OF CINCINNATI, OH, On Appeal from the Hamilton County Court of Appeals, and First Appellate District NORTON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, INC., Court of Appeals Case No. C-180675 Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, NICOLE LEE, TREASURER OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ART DAHLBERG, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, and REGINALD ZENO, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, Defendants -Appellees. BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF OHIO, THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, THE OHIO NEWS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY, BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC. IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS, LAMAR ADVANTAGE GP COMPANY, LLC, D.B.A. LAMAR ADVERTISING OF CINCINNATI, OH AND NORTON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, INC. John C. Greiner (0005551) R. Guy Taft (0021894) GRAYDON HEAD & RITCHEY LLP (Counsel of Record) 312 Walnut Street Stephen E. Schilling (0086897) Suite 1800 Strauss Troy Co., LPA Cincinnati, OH 45202 150 East Fourth Street, 4th Floor Ph: (513) 629-2734 Cincinnati, OH 45202-4018 Fax: (513) 651-3836 Telephone: (513) 621-2120 Email:
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