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PUBLISHED: May 30, 2024 at 10:16 a.m. | UPDATED: May 30, 2024 at 12:31 p.m.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a
National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over
claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school
shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Giving the NRA a new chance to prove its case, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote
that “the critical takeaway is that the First Amendment prohibits government
officials from wielding their power selectively to punish or suppress speech.”

The NRA said ex-New York state Department of Financial Services Superintendent
Maria Vullo violated its free-speech rights during her investigation of
NRA-endorsed insurance policies. The group had been working with insurance
companies to offer its members Carry Guard policies that covered losses caused
by firearms, even when the insured person intentionally killed or hurt somebody.
Critics have called the policies “murder insurance.”



In an unusual alignment, the NRA was represented in the case by the American
Civil Liberties Union, and the Biden administration argued some of its claims
should go forward.

The high court ruling favoring the NRA reverses a lower-court decision tossing
out the gun rights group’s lawsuit against Vullo. The decision means the NRA’s
lawsuit can go forward, but it does not decide the merits of the claim. It also
should not be read to shield the NRA and other advocacy groups from regulation,
Sotomayor said.

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But, she wrote, the NRA’s complaint “plausibly alleges that Vullo threatened to
wield her power against those refusing to aid her campaign to punish the NRA’s
gun-promotion advocacy. If true, that violates the First Amendment.”

Vullo argued that she rightly investigated NRA-endorsed insurance policies. She
said she did speak out about the risks of doing business with gun groups but
didn’t exert any improper pressure on companies, many of which were distancing
themselves from the NRA on their own at the time.



The NRA said Vullo leveraged a state investigation into the legality of
NRA-endorsed insurance products to pressure insurance companies, saying she
would go easier on them if they cut ties with the group.

The products clearly violated state law, Vullo said, including by covering
intentional acts and criminal defense costs. The probe started before the
Parkland massacre, which left 17 people dead, and the insurance providers
ultimately agreed to pay $7 million and $1.3 million fines.

Vullo also sent out guidance letters to banks and insurance companies warning
about the “reputational risks” of working with the NRA. The NRA said her words
had significant sway because of her position and several companies cut ties with
the group, costing it millions of dollars in revenue.

Vullo said the letters were evenhanded, and her attorney argued that letting the
lawsuit go forward would improperly muzzle public officials.

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Associated Press writer Mark Sherman contributed to this story.

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Follow the AP’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at
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