Legal Opinion
Ridley v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 29, 2004No. 03-1970, 03-2285PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
These two appeals, consolidated at the request of all parties, raise First Amendment challenges to the rejection of proposed advertising submitted to a Boston-area public transit system, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”).
In Change the Climate, Inc. v. MBTA, No. 03-2285, the MBTA rejected three advertisements designed to raise questions about marijuana laws on the stated ground that the ads would promote illegal use of marijuana among children. The other case, Ridley v. MBTA No. 03-1970, involves the rejection of one advertisement from a religious…
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