Legal Opinion
American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 20, 2012No. 11 Civ. 6774 (PAE)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
This case involves a challenge under the First Amendment to the refusal by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (“MTA”), the public authority which provides mass transit in the New York City metropolitan area, to permit a political advertisement to run on the exteriors of buses in New York City.
Plaintiff American Freedom Defense Initiative (“AFDI”) is a pro-Israeli advocacy organization known for its provocative writings on Middle Eastern affairs. In September 2011, AFDI submitted a text-only advertisement (the “AFDI Ad” or the “Ad”) to MTA. The…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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