City of Los Angeles Ordered to Pay NRA $150,000 in 1st Amendment Suit

[mikeyp]

City of Los Angeles Ordered to Pay NRA $150,000 in 1st Amendment Suit - The Truth About Guns

The City of Los Angles tried to penalize any contractor with ties to the NRA. The NRA sued over the ordinance and a judge ruled that was an unconstitutional violation of the NRA’s First Amendment rights. The city eventually repealed it and now the city has been ordered to pay the NRA’s legal...

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The City of Los Angles tried to penalize any contractor with ties to the NRA. The NRA sued over the ordinance and a judge ruled that was an unconstitutional violation of the NRA’s First Amendment rights. The city eventually repealed it and now the city has been ordered to pay the NRA’s legal fees totaling about $150,000.

“In this case, the text of the Ordinance, the Ordinance’s legislative history, and the concurrent public statements made by the Ordinance’s primary legislative sponsor evince a strong intent to suppress the speech of the NRA,” [Judge Stephen] Wilson ruled in December. “Even though the Ordinance only forces disclosure of activity that may not be expressive, the clear purpose of the disclosure is to undermine the NRA’s explicitly political speech.”
The NRA filed suit against the ordinance shortly after it was implemented in April 2019. Amy Hunter, a spokeswoman for the NRA, told the Washington Free Beacon the rulings prove the city unfairly targeted the group because of its advocacy.
“Violations of any constitutional rights by government officials should carry consequences,” she said. “The courts have rightfully imposed those consequences upon Los Angeles. The NRA will continue our fight and, as always, work to hold politicians accountable.”

 

[daekken]

Another wardrobe for Wayne secured.

 

[Jude Thaddeus]

Another wardrobe for Wayne secured.

I was thinking another intern boob job but this works too.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Attorney fees.

What about damages - actual; punitive and exemplary?

 

[Uzi2]

Add three more zeros and I'd be satisfied.....but any amount that costs the city of LA is a plus.

 

[sieveboy]

I'd like to know what the legal consultants on this lawsuit made; it ain't $150K. They likely did that in one month.

 

[free]

I'd like to know what the legal consultants on this lawsuit made; it ain't $150K. They likely did that in one month.

$150,000 Obviously.

Also, this judge was nominated by Ronald Reagan in 1985. Yes, elections have consequences . . .

 

[308rifleman]

Add three more zeros and I'd be satisfied.....but any amount that costs the city of LA is a plus.

LA's bloated bureaucrats aren't paying one thin dime. The working stiffs, AKA law-abiding taxpayers, are footing this bill that their overlords created.

 

[jpm]

Another wardrobe for Wayne secured.

DAMMIT! You beat me to it

 

[teamRR]

Hey whatever, principle is confirmed, the government cant use political affiliations as a means in deciding who wins business or job opportunities - durr. Why this had to go to court is beyond me.

 

[teamRR]

Thinking about it I wonder if this spurts secondary suits, ie anyone harmed financially by it.