DC Circuit Refuses Injunction Pending Appeal In DC Religious Bus Ad Case

In Archdiocese of Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, (DC Cir., Dec. 20, 2017), the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit refused to issue an injunction pending appeal to prevent enforcement of a WMATA advertising policy that rejects bus ads which promote religion, religious practices or religious beliefs.  Earlier this month, the district court upheld WMATA’s rejection of an ad from the Archdiocese promoting its