Pacific Legal Foundation: Friends of the First Amendment file friend-of-the-court briefs (In the News)

November 14, 2016   •  By Alex Baiocco
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Pacific Legal Foundation: Friends of the First Amendment file friend-of-the-court briefs

By Wen Fa

Financial regulators targeted Bob Bennie after he made unsavory comments about President Obama. Although Bennie spoke as a tea party activist, the regulators pressured Bennie’s employer to levy financial sanctions on him for sharing his political views. In a Supreme Court petition, PLF explained that the regulators’ actions violate the First Amendment prohibition against government retaliation for speech. This week, several friend-of-the-court briefs reiterated the need for Supreme Court review…

These briefs, along with another friend-of-the-court brief by the Center for Competitive Politics, underscore the importance of Bennie’s petition. Briefing is set to conclude at the end of the year. PLF hopes for a favorable decision at the beginning of 2017.

Alex Baiocco

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