White Coat Waste Project v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23-1866 (JEB) RANDY CLARKE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In the spring of 2023, Plaintiff White Coat Waste Project sought to display around the D.C. Metrorail system four advertisements opposing government-funded experiments on animals. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — which operates the Metro — rejected the ads on the ground that they violated three of its advertising-content guidelines. White Coat then sued for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging…