Archdiocese of Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-2554 (ABJ) ) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN ) AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORADUM OPINION This case, brought by the Archdiocese of Washington, Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, involves the plaintiff’s desire to publish an advertisement that conveys a religious message on government property: the exterior of a public bus. Plaintiff seeks to…