Courthouse News Service, 5/21/24
DC transit authority ban on controversial ads found to violate First Amendment
WallBuilders, a Texas-based Christian nonprofit, sought to promote the Founding Fathers' Christian faith and advocating for more religion in government and politics.
WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday in favor of a Christian nonprofit in a First Amendment suit against Washington’s transit authority, blocking a policy that prohibited the group’s ad campaign.
The suit, brought by Texas-based nonprofit WallBuilders in December 2023, challenged a decision by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to reject an advertising campaign seeking to promote the founders’ Christian faith.