PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for an investigative reporting organization filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Philadelphia region’s main transit agency after it refused to run ads about the group’s stories on racial disparities in mortgage lending. SEPTA denied the centre’s January request to buy ad space on buses to run information from an investigation on racial disparities in mortgage lending practices. A spokesman for SEPTA said the agency’s advertising restrictions are constitutional and the centre’s claim is inaccurate. SEPTA added about six new restrictions on advertising after the ruling, including a ban on political advertising. The Associated Press published the centre’s story on mortgage lending disparity after it independently reviewed and confirmed the data.

Source: National Post May 02, 2018 14:16 UTC