The D.C. Subway System Banned These Ads: New at Reason

The First Amendment is quite literally too controversial for the Washington D.C. subway system.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in August against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority on behalf of itself and several other plaintiffs. Why? The transportation agency rejected ads from all the groups—including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a local abortion provider, and former Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos—for running afoul of its policy against advertisements that are “issue-oriented” or “intended to influence members of the public regarding an issue on which there are varying opinions”, write C.J. Ciaramella.

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