While people are getting their panties in a twist over Justice Jackson’s unfortunate turn of phrase in Murthy v Missouri, in reality, that case is neither here nor there.
The REAL free speech case is National Rifle Association of America v Vullo.
It is interesting to note that the American Civil Liberties Union is the lead counsel for the NRA.
The large majority of Justices seemed to agree with the ACLU that Vullo’s qualified immunity should be waived, thus allowing the NRA’s underlying lawsuit against Vullo to go forward.
Unlike Murthy vs Missouri, this case involves clearly coercive pressure on banks and other businesses to not do business with the NRA based on their speech viewpoint, an unmistakable violation of the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court should and likely will rule for the National Rifle Association.
THIS is the case that will protect groups and individuals from coercive pressure by government officials.
The weaponization of our government institutions, by those in power at the time, to stifle or eliminate any speech or energy that goes against the narrative they want pushed…has reached it’s limit. How nice that the SCOTUS has now weighed in. They have a lot more to weigh in on though regarding the DoJ, the FBI, the CIA and the Pelosi J6 committee scandal.
As I said earlier, this was the important free speech case.
And it is a rare case of progressives, conservatives and libertarians coming together as one force to do the right thing.
The ACLU was the lead counsel in this case and the Cato Institute provided a very valuable amicus brief in the case.
It was a glorious day to see the ACLU, Cato, NRA, Goldwater Institute, Claremont Institute, Americans for Prosperity, American Center for Law and Justice and other amici, representing the full political spectrum come together to stand up for freedom of speech in this country.
There indeed IS SOME common ground in this country and this case is proof of it.
While it would be nice if she was forced to pay from her personal finances, it is more than likely that the State of New York will cough up money to the NRA in lieu of Vullo.
