jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoRepublican who supported “Don’t Say Gay” law sues Pride parade for barring his participationwww.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down110
arrow-up1516arrow-down1external-linkRepublican who supported “Don’t Say Gay” law sues Pride parade for barring his participationwww.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·1 year agothe goal is to bankrupt the organization as much as possible and he’s using the legal system to do so; if the organization doesn’t respond, he automatically wins in this legal system, so they must spend $$$ on lawyers to fight the lawsuit.
minus-squareeinlander@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoIf he wins he opens the door for people he doesn’t like to do the same.
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat is a fight for tomorrow, right now this private entity needs to “respect his authoritah” and FIRST AMENDMENT rights.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAn organization like this already has lawyers on staff, and it should be trivial to get this case dismissed before it starts.
the goal is to bankrupt the organization as much as possible and he’s using the legal system to do so; if the organization doesn’t respond, he automatically wins in this legal system, so they must spend $$$ on lawyers to fight the lawsuit.
If he wins he opens the door for people he doesn’t like to do the same.
That is a fight for tomorrow, right now this private entity needs to “respect his authoritah” and FIRST AMENDMENT rights.
An organization like this already has lawyers on staff, and it should be trivial to get this case dismissed before it starts.