National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo
2024 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, 602 U.S. 175 (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case which held that if Maria T. Vullo, the former director of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), attempted to coerce financial institutions in the state to refrain from doing business with the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), then such conduct would violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Quick Facts National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, Argued March 18, 2024 Decided May 30, 2024 ...
National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo | |
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Argued March 18, 2024 Decided May 30, 2024 | |
Full case name | National Rifle Association of America v. Maria T. Vullo |
Docket no. | 22-842 |
Citations | 602 U.S. 175 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | 49 F. 4th 700 (CA2 2022) |
Questions presented | |
Does the First Amendment allow a government regulator to threaten regulated entities with adverse regulatory actions if they do business with a controversial speaker, as a consequence of (a) the government's own hostility to the speaker's viewpoint or (b) a perceived "general backlash" against the speaker's advocacy? | |
Holding | |
The NRA plausibly alleged that respondent violated the First Amendment by coercing regulated entities to terminate their business relationships with the NRA in order to punish or suppress gun-promotion advocacy. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Gorsuch |
Concurrence | Jackson |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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