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The ACLU Says a New York Official Violated the NRA's First Amendment Rights. They Still Can't Sue Her.

A federal court concluded the official was entitled to qualified immunity in a case that united two unlikely allies.

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NRA v. Vullo Update: Second Circuit Weighs Reviving $100M+ Damages Claim

Readers of the blog may I recall that I was counsel of record for the NRA in the Supreme Court… The post NRA v. Vullo Update: Second Circuit Weighs Reviving $100M+ Damages Claim appeared first on Reason.com.

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Firearms Policy Coalition Takes No Prisoners in Sharp Response to Thin-Skinned Maine Governor

Gov. Janet Mills’s office referred critical social media posts to the police. The FPC pushed back.

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NRA v. Vullo and Trump v. Hawaii

Citing Governor Cuomo's tweets harkens back to, and perhaps foreshadows, litigation against President Trump.

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The NRA's Unanimous Supreme Court Victory Is Good for Free Speech—No Matter How You Feel About Guns

The ACLU, another polarizing organization, was willing to defend the NRA in court. That should tell you that some things aren't partisan.

Reason

Unanimous First Amendment Victory for the NRA (Represented by the ACLU)

From Justice Sotomayor's opinion today in NRA v. Vullo (the NRA was represented by the ACLU, with David Cole arguing before the Court; by William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors; and by me): [A.] Six decades ago, this Court held that a government entity's…

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Supreme Court Allows NRA Lawsuit Over Free-Speech Rights

Supreme Court allows NRA lawsuit against former NY official over free speech violation claims.

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ACLU on NRA v. Vullo

An interesting summary of the historical background to this pending Supreme Court case (in which I'm Counsel of Record, and which the ACLU's Legal Director, David Cole, will be arguing on March 18), by the ACLU's Jennesa Calvo-Friedman: More than 60 years ago the Supreme Court ruled that the First…

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: Agency "Guidance," Interpretive Regulations, and Chevron

State and federal agencies express views that are thinly-veiled diktats.

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This NRA Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications for Porn

The ACLU will represent the gun rights group in a case with widespread relevance for free speech.

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The Supreme Court will hear an NRA appeal in a dispute with a former New York state official

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York state official who urged banks and insurance companies to discontinue their association with gun promoting groups after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida

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S. Ct. Will Hear NRA's Case Alleging That N.Y. Government Coerced Companies to Stop Doing Business with NRA

The controversy is similar to part of the controversy in Murthy v. Missouri (formerly Missouri v. Biden), which also involves allegations of government coercion aimed at interfering with speech.

Fortune

New York crypto bill exposes rifts among key regulators

The financial capital of the world is debating the future of digital asset oversight.

Reason

S. Ct. Calls for Response in NRA v. Vullo

This is the case I wrote about in March, and again last week, when I noted the amicus briefs from state attorneys general, from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and from two financial and business law scholars. I also noted last week that the New York state government…

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Three Amicus Briefs on the First Amendment and Coercive Government Threats in NRA v. Vullo

When I wrote in March about the cert. petition in this case, readers seemed quite interested, so I thought I'd post an update. (Note: William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I are the counsel on the petition.) [1.] Eighteen state Attorneys General (led…

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Cert. Petition on the First Amendment and Coercive Government Threats in NRA v. Vullo

William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I filed a petition earlier this month asking the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit decision in NRA v. Vullo; I think many of our readers will find it interesting (my apologies for the delay in…

Reuters

NRA free speech lawsuit against New York regulator is dismissed

A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of a National Rifle Association lawsuit accusing a New York regulator of stifling its speech by pressuring banks and insurers to stop doing business with the gun rights group.

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