National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo (602 U.S. 175)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 30, 2024 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 602 U.S. 175 · 144 S. Ct. 1316
- Decided
- May 30, 2024
- Term
- October Term 2023
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Sotomayor
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2023 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA v. VULLO CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT No. 22–842. Argued March 18, 2024—Decided May 30, 2024 Petitioner National Rifle Association (NRA) sued respondent Maria Vullo—former superintendent of the New York Department of Finan- cial Services (DFS)—alleging that Vullo violated the First Amendment by coercing DFS-regulated parties to punish or suppress the NRA’s gun-promotion advocacy. The Second Circuit held that Vullo’s alleged actions constituted permissible government speech and legitimate law enforcement. The Court granted certiorari to address whether the NRA’s complaint states a First Amendment claim. The NRA’s “well-pleaded factual allegations,” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U. S. 662 , 678–679, are taken as true at this motion-to-dismiss stage. DFS regulates insurance companies and financial services institutions doing business in New York, and has the…
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