\u201cThe U.S. Supreme Court has resoundingly held that \u2018[g]overnment officials cannot to attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors\u2019,\u201d the complaint said. \u201cFPF\u2019s advertisement is pure political speech at the very heart of the First Amendment\u2019s protections.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018[T]he advocacy of a politically controversial viewpoint\u2019 is, in fact, \u2018the essence of First Amendment expression,\u2019\u201d the lawsuit continued. \u201cThe State\u2019s threatened sanctions against third-party media organizations that host the advertisement \u2014 in a heavy-handed effort to silence FPF\u2019s speech \u2014 is a classic and deeply disturbing example of unconstitutional coercion.\u201d<\/p>\n
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