American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County

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577 U. S. ____

(2016) 1 THOMAS, J., dissenting SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE, ET AL. v. KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 15–584 Decided March 7, 2016 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE ALITO joins, dis- senting from the denial of certiorari. The First Amendment prohibits the government from “abridging the freedom of speech.” But the Court has struggled with how that guarantee applies when private speech occurs…