Legal Opinion
David Pulphus v. Stephen Ayers
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 30, 2018No. 17-5095PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rogers, Circuit Judge:
*1150 Artist David Pulphus and Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr., appeal the denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction in connection with the decision of the Architect of the Capitol to remove Pulphus' painting from the exhibition of the 2016 winners of the Congressional Art Competition. After unsuccessfully asking that the House Office Building Commission overrule the Architect's decision, the artist and the Congressman sued the Architect for violation of their First Amendment rights. They also sought a preliminary injunction directing the Architect to rehang the…
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