Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.
Sonia Sotomayor: “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government…”
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Justice Sotomayor emphasized the protection of private parties' views from government coercion.
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