American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County
Petition for certiorari denied on March 7, 2016
Issue: (1) Whether King County created a public forum by accepting for display on its property a wide array of controversial political and public-issue ads, including ads that address the same subject matter as petitioners" anti-terrorism ad, and thus violated the First Amendment by rejecting Petitioners" ad based on its message; (2) regardless of the nature of the forum, whether King County"s rejection of petitioners" advertisement based on a claim that this public-issue ad was false or misleading violates the First Amendment; and (3) whether petitioners must demonstrate that there are no alternative ways to express their public-issue message in order for the court to find irreparable harm based on King County"s rejection of their ad.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/02/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2015) |
| 12/03/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 22, 2015. |
| 12/22/2015 | Brief of respondent King County, Washington in opposition filed. |
| 01/05/2016 | Reply of petitioners American Freedom Defense Initiative, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/06/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 22, 2016. |
| 02/08/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016. |
| 02/29/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2016. |
| 03/07/2016 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |