Legal Opinion
American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 12, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2012-1564PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs contracted with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (‘WMATA”) to display an advertisement in four 43 x 62 inch dioramas on subway platforms. The ads state:
IN ANY WAR BETWEEN THE CIVILIZED MAN AND THE SAVAGE,
SUPPORT THE CIVILIZED MAN.
SUPPORT ISRAEL.
DEFEAT JIHAD.
The ads were to be displayed for approximately one month starting on September 24, 2012. Before that date, however, an American-made movie trailer that disgraced the Prophet Mohammad went viral on the Internet and caused large and dangerous anti-American demonstrations…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Klayman v. ObamaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
- Montgomery v. ComeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- Am. Civil Liberties Union Found. v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.