ACLU To Defend NRA as Supreme Court Weighs Whether New York Violated Gun Group’s First Amendment Rights
‘Public officials cannot wield government power to censor, suppress, or bankrupt their political enemies,’ the National Rifle Association’s counsel tells the Sun.
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The Supreme Court next week will weigh an epic First Amendment clash that is expected to have ripple effects for government regulators and advocacy groups across the country.
At issue in the upcoming March 18 arguments is whether financial regulators in New York infringed upon the First Amendment rights of the National Rifle Association by pressuring companies to end business relationships with the group following a school shooting in 2018 at Parkland, Florida.
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