Here’s an interesting development that has some relevance to the Women for America First v. De Blasio complaint — that is, the NYC BLM street mural lawsuit (blogged here). The development was free speech, expressed in the manner apparently now permissible in Gotham:
Massive 'F–k Cuomo and de Blasio' mural painted on Brooklyn street https://t.co/bOMdfzKW9O pic.twitter.com/HjZzfs6O7q
— New York Post (@nypost) September 20, 2020
But no. As the article in the Post explains, this burst of unofficially-sanctioned free expression in the latest mode did not end well:
Do you still wonder if there’s something wrong about what’s going on here?
Our client’s brief in support of a preliminary injunction in the NYC BLM Mural lawsuit is here. The City, doubling down on its defense of viewpoint-based selective municipal political advocacy, is opposing, and also moving to dismiss the complaint; their papers are here.
And this is our reply brief, below:
ECF-29-Plf.s-Reply-BriefIf you’re sympathetic to this cause, you can donate to WFAF here.
