A North Texas group called Metroplex Atheist is suing the City of Fort Worth after requests to hang banners downtown for an upcoming event were denied. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports the group believes this is a freedom of speech issue.
which was implemented in 1998 under the Department of Transportation and Public Works, it states only nonprofit organizations are eligible to request permission to place banners on the 'public row' to promote an event held in Fort Worth that's 'open to the public or common interest of the general community, or recognize and/or contribute to the cultural fabric of the City.'
"If the laws are one way, I think our representatives should uphold that law not interpret it for whatever ideological views they have. I think it's a failure of having democratic values and a representative and I hope that brings awareness to the fact that our government, our public infrastructure, our public schools, should be representative and inclusive to all people regardless of beliefs or values," said Khan.
Metroplex Atheists filed an injunction to overturn the city's decision, but the judge sided with the city.
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