▁had ▁even ▁led ▁them ▁" on ▁the ▁road way , ▁only ▁to ▁surr ound ▁them ▁minutes ▁later ▁with ▁orange ▁net ting ," ▁essentially ▁" l uring ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁trap ." ▁The ▁City ▁and ▁other ▁defend ants ▁denied ▁the ▁claims . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Judge ▁Jed ▁Rak off ▁allowed ▁the ▁law suit ▁to ▁proceed . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit ▁allowed ▁the ▁law suit — G ar cia ▁v . ▁Do e — to ▁proceed , ▁but ▁revers ed ▁itself ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁following ▁a ▁re he aring , ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁suit . ▁ ▁The ▁PC J F ▁has ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁" Thank ▁You , ▁Ed ▁Snow den " ▁campaign ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁NS A ▁wh ist leb lower ▁Edward ▁Snow den . ▁The ▁campaign ▁involved ▁PC J F ' s ▁pla cement ▁of ▁a ▁" c row df und ed " ▁Metro bus ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Snow den . ▁The ▁initial ▁campaign ▁last ed ▁for ▁four ▁weeks ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁PC J F ▁said ▁they ▁received ▁enough ▁support ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁spons or ▁partial ▁ad s ▁on ▁five ▁more ▁bus es ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁PC J F ▁sought ▁government ▁records ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the