New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Mobil Oil Corporation
October 23, 197948 N.Y.2d 192
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Term's order, holding that Westchester County's Section 3, which bans gasoline price signs other than pump-top signs, is unconstitutional as applied to truthful commercial speech because it is a content-based restriction that is not narrowly tailored and lacks adequate alternatives. The Court relied on Supreme Court commercial speech doctrine and concluded the ordinance violates the First Amendment.