Judicial Watch Sues DC Government for First Amendment Access to Paint Message on DC Street

On June 5, 2020, after days of protests and riots in Washington, DC, led by the Black Lives Matter organization, Mayor Bowser authorized the painting of “Black Lives Matter” on 16th Street NW, and later authorized or allowed “Defund the Police” to be painted alongside it.

On June 10, 2020, Judicial Watch sent a letter requesting permission to paint “Because No One is Above the Law!” in the identical size and coloring of the “Black Lives Matter” painting on another DC street near its headquarters near Capitol Hill. Judicial Watch offered to pay for the cost of the painting and, citing the timely nature of the issue, asked for a response in three days.

Instead, after three weeks of emails with the Mayor’s office, Judicial Watch has yet to receive a substantive response to its street painting request.

The lawsuit alleges that DC officials denied timely, equal access to Judicial Watch to paint its own expressive message and violated federal civil rights law in:

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chuckiechan said:

Judicial Watch Sues DC Government for First Amendment Access to Paint Message on DC Street

Judicial Watch Sues DC Government for First Amendment Access to Paint Message on DC Street | Judicial Watch



I seriously doubt the left believes anyone else has a right to speech, let alone free speech. They must feel that issuing a permit to paint “Because No One is Above the Law!” is hate speech.

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