VICTORY in Free Speech Case: Court directs WMATA to respond to AFDI’s petition for rehearing
We continue to fight for free speech.
We continue to fight for free speech.
The D.C. Circuit revived our free speech case for further consideration of whether the ‘Geller ban’ on ads is reasonable.
The Department of Justice filed a brief Tuesday supporting the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s challenge to public transportation guidelines that prohibit explicitly religious advertisements on Washington buses.
More of the disastrous consequences of the Geller Ban:
WMATA’s disdain for Plaintiffs and their speech is evident from the record below, and it is on full display in its brief filed in this Court.
“Leader of pro-Israel group.” So as far as the Washington Post is concerned, if you head a human rights organization dedicated to the freedom of speech, the freedom of conscience and equality for all before the law, then you are the leader of a pro-Israel group. Indeed. “Leader of pro-Israel group sues Metro over issue-ad…
“Blogger” — lol. “Blogger Sues to Get Her Muhammad Cartoon Ads on Metro,” Posted by Will Sommer, Washington City Paper, on July 1, 2015 at 2:30 pm Self-proclaimed “anti-jihad” blogger Pamela Geller is taking Metro to court again. This time, she wants to force the transit agency to put drawings of Muhammad on the side of Metrobuses….
In what could only called an end-run around the First Amendment, the Washington Transit Authority banned “political ads” after AFDI submitted our free speech campaign. As one of my readers pointed out, no contemporary medium of communication may pass the test of being merely commercial and non-political. The New York Times runs an editorial page…
The NY Times writer who contacted me asked me for a copy of the ad. The old gray dhimmi did not see fit to print the drawing that is changing the very foundation of free speech in this country. But vile Christian imagery — they can’t get enough. This is hardly the first time: NY…
WMATA has submitted to the assassin’s veto. Following the cowardly policy change for the New York MTA, the Washington MTA has suspended all issue-oriented ads through the end of year after we submitted our free speech ad. Oh, the irony. This is an end run around the First Amendment. These cowards may claim that they…