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American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on March 7, 2016.

Docket No.15-584
Op. Below9th Cir.

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.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 2, 2015
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2015)
Dec 3, 2015
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 22, 2015.
Dec 22, 2015
Brief of respondent King County, Washington in opposition filed.
Jan 5, 2016
Reply of petitioners American Freedom Defense Initiative, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 6, 2016
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 22, 2016.
Feb 8, 2016
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2016.
Feb 29, 2016
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2016.
Mar 7, 2016
Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

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