Showing posts with label District of Columbia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label District of Columbia. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Ban of Bus Ads on Controversial Issues Violates Constitution

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In WallBuilder Presentations v. Clarke , (D DC, May 21, 2024), a D.C. federal district court granted a preliminary injunction barring enfor...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Suit Challenges D.C. Bus Advertising Restrictions

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Suit was filed yesterday in a D.C. federal district court against the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority challenging its guidelines o...
Thursday, August 17, 2023

Pro-Life Protesters Can Continue Viewpoint Discrimination Suit Over D.C. Defacement Ordinance

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 In Frederick Douglas Foundation, Inc. v. District of Columbia,  (DC Cir., Aug.15, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hel...
Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Judge Asks for Briefing on Whether 13th Amendment Protects Abortion Rights

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 In United States v. Handy , (D DC, Feb. 6, 2023), a D.C. federal district court refused to dismiss a criminal case charging ten defendants ...
Friday, September 30, 2022

DC Circuit Hears Oral Arguments From Abortion Protesters

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in  Frederick Douglass Fo...
Sunday, July 10, 2022

Damage Claim For Denying Lincoln Memorial Religious Demonstration Permit Dismissed

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In Ferguson v. Owen ,  (D DC, July 8, 2022), a D.C. federal district court dismissed, with leave to amend, a suit for damages against the he...
Friday, June 10, 2022

School Lacks Standing To Sue For Students' and Parents' Distress From Anti-Abortion Pickets

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In Nicdao v. Two Rivers Public Charter School ,  (DC Ct. App., June 9, 2022), the District of Columbia's local Court of Appeals held tha...
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Baseball Team Scout Sues For Religious Exemption From Team's COVID Vaccine Mandate

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Yesterday suit was filed in a D.C. federal district court by a scout for the Washington Nationals baseball team who was denied an accommodat...
Thursday, April 07, 2022

Preacher's Challenge To Large Group Vigils On Capitol Grounds Fails

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In Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board , (D DC, April 5, 2022), a D.C. federal district court refused to grant a preliminary injun...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

DC Minor Consent Law Violates Parents' Free Exercise Rights

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In Booth v. Bowser ,  (D DC, March 18, 2022), a D.C. federal district court granted a preliminary injunction on free exercise grounds agains...
Friday, March 11, 2022

Lawsuit By Nun Seeks A Religious Exemption From D.C.'s Healthcare Professionals' Vaccine Mandate

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Litigation over the denial of religious exemptions from COVID vaccine mandates continues. This week, a suit was filed in the D.C. federal di...
Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Suit Challenges DC's Remaining Mask Mandate For Catholic Schools

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In Mayor's Order 2022-029 (Feb. 14, 2022), the District of Columbia lifted its COVID mask mandate for various business and recreation v...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Preacher Can Move Ahead With Selective Enforcement Challenge To U.S. Capitol Demonstration Limits

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In Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board ,  (D DC, Feb. 22, 2022), a clergyman challenged traffic regulations that barred demonstrat...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Priest's Suit For Reinstatement Dismissed

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In  Iwuchukwu v. Archdiocese for the Military Services ,(D DC, Feb. 11, 2022), the D.C. federal district court dismissed a suit by a former ...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

DC Circuit: USCIS Denial Of Religious Worker Visa Violated RFRA

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In National Capital Presbytery v. Mayorkas , (D DC, Oct. 19, 2021), the D.C. federal district court held that USCIS violated the Religious F...
Friday, September 03, 2021

Suit By Anti-Abortion Protesters Seeking To Chalk Slogan On DC Streets Is Dismissed

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In Frederick Douglass Foundation, Inc. v. District of Columbia ,  (D DC, Sept. 1, 2021), the D.C. federal district court faced on a motion t...
Friday, April 09, 2021

Muslim Group Sues Facebook For Consumer Fraud Because of Online Hate Speech

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The non-profit organization Muslim Advocates filed suit yesterday in District of Columbia Superior Court against Facebook and its executives...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Anti-Abortion Protesters Lose Challenge To D.C.'s Defacement Ordinance

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In Frederick Douglass Foundation, Inc. v. District of Columbia ,   (DDC, March 26, 2021), the federal district court for the District of Col...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

DC's Capacity Restrictions On Churches Held Invalid

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In Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. Bowser , (D DC, March 25, 2021), the D.C. federal district court granted a preliminary injunct...
Tuesday, January 05, 2021

DC Church Sues Proud Boys For Over Racist Vandalism

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An historic Black church in Washington, DC filed suit yesterday against the Proud Boys, its chairman Enrique Tarrio, and members of the orga...