Written and read by Justice Sotomayor!
In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of the National Rifle Association in a First Amendment case against a former New York State official who allegedly pressured financial institutions to stop doing business with the 153-year-old gun rights organization.
Writing for the court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor stated, “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.”
The ruling revives NRA’s lawsuit against former New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) chief Maria Vullo. The high court vacated a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which sided with Vullo, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
By Dave Workman