Delaying Anti-Jihad Ads Cost Metro $35,000

Metro was slapped with hefty attorney fees and legal costs after attempting to block the posting of controversial anti-jihad ads in rail stations throughout the region.

An email obtained exclusively by Legal Times shows that Metro agreed in October to pay $35,000 to the American Freedom Defense Initiative, the New York-based organization behind those ads.

This came after months of legal wrangling that ended when a federal judge sided with AFDI and ruled that the ads were protected speech. Some city officials and community leaders rallied against the banners, calling their message hate speech.
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