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Supreme Court Declines Request that it Police Subway Ads

Well, there is this: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-religious-clash-on-washington-transit-ads-idUSKBN21O1S3 The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington had sought to buy ad space on the subways. The ad would have featured an image of three shepherds and two sheep -- the shepherds looking at a star, with a verse from Matthew, "Behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy." Beneath this was a URL, FindthePerfectGift.org The phrase "find the perfect gift" could of course be used by a mall or department store or by amazon.com. But if you go to the URL, you'll find that the "perfect gift" you are being asked to find is God's love. Back in 1974, in the LEHMAN v. SHAKER HEIGHTS case, the US Supreme Court spoke to the decisions of transit authorities on such matters. The Lehman decision said that a bus or the like "is not a park or sidewalk or other public place for discussion....