Local 85, et al v. Port Authority of Allegheny

  1. June 29, 2022

    3rd Circ. Rules Workers Wrongly Punished Over BLM Masks

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a ruling that kept a Pittsburgh-area transit agency from enforcing its ban on employees wearing face masks that said "Black Lives Matter," agreeing with a lower court that the prohibition violated workers' First Amendment rights.

  2. December 07, 2021

    BLM Mask Ban Doesn't Flout Free Speech, 3rd Circ. Told

    The Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, urged the Third Circuit Tuesday to reinstate its ban on employees wearing "Black Lives Matter" coronavirus face masks, arguing its policy against political and social protest messages isn't unconstitutional. 

  3. December 03, 2021

    3rd Circ. Preview: BLM Masks, $1.4B Award Fight End 2021

    A Pennsylvania mass transit operator, the commonwealth's banking regulator and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are among the entities in December seeking the Third Circuit's input on such issues as thorny constitutional matters and a $1.4 billion arbitral award battle.