May 30, 20242 yr NY deserved to get slapped down for this egregious bit of governmental overreach. This stems from NY's attempts to pressure, sometimes with overt threats, banks and insurers to stop doing business with the NRA. Today the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that in doing so NY was in violation of the First Amendment. “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the most senior liberal, wrote for the court. US Supreme Court unanimously sides with NRA
May 30, 20242 yr Sotomayor's quote somehow rings hollow to me, seems like punishing and suppressing anti govt ideas is all the rage these days. But, yes, hooray for the NRA here.
May 31, 20242 yr In the next crack at court, it will be dismissed because the court will say that Vullo has qualified immunity instead. Just like Jackson told them to in her concurrence
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