Federal Judge Uphold's T's Right To Ban Certain Political Messages

Last week, a federal judge ruled in favor of the MBTA in a First Amendment lawsuit brought against them by Change the Climate, an organization founded in 1999 "for the purpose of raising public awareness about marijuana issues." They were denied advertising space on the MBTA transit system because the ads "promote the use of marijuana in a subtle way," according to Lucy Shorter, the director of marketing communications at the T at that time.

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