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In a split decision, the D.C. Circuit Court, with Trump‑appointed judge Neomi Rao writing the opinion, held that the Eastern Steps of the U.S. Capitol constitute a nonpublic forum. The court found that the city’s “demonstration ban” on those steps exceeds permissible restrictions under the First Amendment. Rao’s ruling therefore invalidates the ban as overly broad, requiring the city to revise its protest regulations for that area.

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