The First Amendment prohibits government officials from retaliating against people for exercising their right to free speech. The government can’t exclude Ms. McGonigle from an official government event because she criticized the vice president or his policies.
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The government cannot ban people from public events just because elected officials can't handle their jokes. We’re suing the federal government for retaliating against our client by blocking her from an official, taxpayer-funded public event simply because she criticizes Vice President Vance online.
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ACLU Maine
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