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>1) My point above was that the legal analysts said that the new corporate free speech rights, which the Supreme Court said were Constitutional rights (if I und
by literallycancer 10y ago
>1) My point above was that the legal analysts said that the new corporate free speech rights, which the Supreme Court said were Constitutional rights (if I understand correctly), might invalidate those laws.
But then why aren't individuals using this as a defense already?, they have had the free speech rights for much longer.
- hackuser 10y ago> why aren't individuals using this as a defense already?, they have had the free speech rights for much longer. I don't think individuals are regulated by the SEC, for example. Usually it's corporations that are. What are you thinking of?
- literallycancer 10y agoBasically, if a corporation can say/do things, and then claim it's just their expression and so protected under the First Amendment, shouldn't individuals be able to do the same? In general, not necessarily in finance; but surely there are fields where certified professionals are liable when something goes wrong based on their advice or decisions (say, accounting or civil engineering).