The Supreme Court will hear from the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit against a former New York state official who the NRA says pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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The gun-rights group is being represented by a frequent political nemesis: The American Civil Liberties Union. The civil liberties group has said it opposes the NRA's views but that the case could be a “playbook” for government officials to target other groups, including those on the other end of the ideological spectrum supporting abortion rights or environmental protections.
The NRA had been working with insurance companies to offer its members policies that covered losses caused by firearms, even when the insured person intentionally killed or hurt somebody. She also sent out guidance letters to banks and insurance companies warning about the “reputational risks” of working with the NRA. After that, several companies, including the one that insured the NRA, cut ties with the group, it said.
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