Supreme Court Denies Cert In Challenge To Bus Ad Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, (Docket No. 18-1000, certiorari denied 6/3/2019) (Order List).  In the case, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded  a challenge to WMATA's guidelines on advertising that may be displayed on buses and in rail stations.  At issue is the constitutionality of a ban on "advertisements intended to influence members of the public regarding an issue on which there are varying opinions." AFDI wanted to rent space to display ads that decry supposed Sharia adherent Islamists who want to enforce Islamic blasphemy laws in the United States. (See prior posting.)