- Posted October 29, 2012
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Bus agency wins appeal in dispute over ads
DETROIT (AP) -- A group offering to help Muslims who want to leave their religion has lost a key court ruling in a dispute over ads on Detroit-area buses.
In 2011, a judge said a bus agency known as SMART likely violated the group's free-speech rights by rejecting the ads. A federal appeals court last Thursday erased the injunction, saying SMART's ad restrictions are reasonable and don't violate the First Amendment.
The proposed ads said, "Fatwa on your head? Leaving Islam? Got questions? Get answers!"
The appeals court says the ads are political and are covered by SMART's ban on political, non-commercial messages. SMART has defended the policy, saying it doesn't want to offend riders and lose business.
SMART serves riders in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Published: Mon, Oct 29, 2012
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