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American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 25, 2012No. 11-1538PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff American Freedom Defense Initiative is a nonprofit corporation that wanted to place an advertisement on the side of city buses in Michigan. The advertisement read: “Fatwa on your head? Is your family or community threatening you? Leaving Islam? Got Questions? Get Answers! RefugefromIslam.com”. Defendant Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) refused to display the advertisement, citing its policy prohibiting content that is political or that subjects any group to scorn. Upon learning of the rejection, plaintiffs sued SMART,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Pleasant Grove City v. SummumSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Lehman v. City of Shaker HeightsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Certified Restoration Dry Cleaning Network, L.L.C. v. Tenke Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Platt v. Board of Commissioners on GrievancesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  2. De Leon v. PerryDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2014
  3. Am. Freedom Defense Initiative v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  4. Caspar v. SnyderDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2015
  5. Ivy Bailey v. Edward CallaghanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013

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