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I would take odds that the current supreme court would rule the government forcing you to continue to publish the canary was compelled speech in violation of th
by phpisthebest 4y ago
I would take odds that the current supreme court would rule the government forcing you to continue to publish the canary was compelled speech in violation of the 1st amendment.
NSL are already on shaky legal ground in the first place with a good part of the court looking for ways to curb them. Which is why when push comes to shove the government often drops challenges to their authority instead of allowing it to get up to the Supreme Court.
They, like common thugs, exist because of the threat and the fact that most people lack the resources to fight them so they just give in