American Defense Initiative v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Plaintiffs-appellants American Freedom Defense Initiative, Pamela Geller, and Robert Spencer (collectively, “AFDI”) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Koeltl, Judge) dissolving a preliminary injunction on the ground that the claim underlying the injunction became moot. On appeal, AFDI argues that the district court erred in finding that the application of the voluntary cessation doctrine rendered AFDI’s claim moot and that, even if the doctrine is satisfied, its claim is not moot because' AFDI has obtained a “vested right” under…