Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights
United States Supreme Court
418 U.S. 298 (1974)
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Shaker Heights (defendant) sold commercial advertising space on its public transit vehicles but refused to sell space for political advertisements; Lehman (plaintiff), a political candidate, sued in Ohio state court, arguing the exclusion violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The trial court and Ohio Supreme Court both ruled against him, and the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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Whether, under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, a city that sells advertising space on its transit vehicles is required to accept paid political advertising from a candidate for public office.