[ May 2, 2024 ]
The DC Circuit court yesterday ordered the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) to respond to our petition for a rehearing, which means that our free speech case is still alive. Unlike other the failure of other legal challenges to the “Geller ban,” that is, regulations adopted by transit authorities specifically to prevent me from running my pro-freedom ads on buses and in subway stations, the D.C. Circuit sided 2-1 was us last month. A majority held that the case was not mooted by the adoption of the new guidelines (note that we sued when they instituted the moratorium on our ads, but before they finalized the guidelines). The forum was held to be a nonpublic forum (a case decided by this Court at the end of July—Archdiocese of Washington case—the Archdiocese lost its challenge to WMATA’s rejection of their Christmas ads—held that post new guidelines the forum was nonpublic). Our panel held that the restriction on our ads was not viewpoint based. However, the panel held that in light of recent Supreme Court precedent, the restriction might be “unreasonable” (in a nonpublic forum, restrictions must be viewpoint neutral and reasonable). The court reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of WMATA and remanded back down to the district court for additional discovery and argument. . .
The fight continues, thanks to our peerless legal team, David Yerushalmi and Robert Muise of the American Freedom Law Center.
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7 Comments
5 years ago
Congratulations to Ms. Geller and the AFDI.
But what will happen to such lawsuits as f’ing muslums come to dominate our judiciary?
5 years ago
One can only hope that the court comes to the conclusion that these ads, broadcast on government funded vehicles, are determined to be within the freedom of free speech rights guaranteed by our constitution and are not government violating the Constitutions separation of religion from government. AFDI is presenting reality in the presentations they are making, a reality that acts as a reminder to the secular public to be on guard of any religions desire to overthrow our secularly run government. No one should find that objectionable, and I believe that the politicians who wish to preclude such reasonable commentary have lost their way to inane “political correctness.” It is time for the courts to tell them that.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
There is only one religion that threatens the secularism of the USA, only one.
5 years ago
Keep up the GREAT work, Ms. Geller !!
5 years ago
Free speech must be upheld as paramount!
Without free speech you do not have a free country. My country was a champion of free speech for hundreds of years until Now’ speech in Britain is no longer free and on Thursday 27th of September Tommy Robinson appears in a court of law for telling the pure truth and reporting know facts. This has been seen as unpalatable by the corrupt Judiciary who plan to throw him back in prison.
Thousands of British patriots and lovers of freedom will be outside the Old Bailey to support him in his hour if need. And if they decide to save face and lock him up for a 2nd time …………. they will pay dearly.
JUSTICE FOR TOMMY!
5 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
My G-d do the f’ing corrupt, craven, traitorous, muslum appeasers/apologists/collaborators have no shame? When are they going to stop persecuting Stephen Lennon?
5 years ago
Sounds like you’re doing the best you can, given very unreasonable guidelines saying that obviously public space is non-public. If it’s non-public, then let’s stop subsidizing it!
