jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agoRepublican who supported “Don’t Say Gay” law sues Pride parade for barring his participationwww.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1517arrow-down111
arrow-up1506arrow-down1external-linkRepublican who supported “Don’t Say Gay” law sues Pride parade for barring his participationwww.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·7 months 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 $$$ on lawyers to fight the lawsuit.
minus-squareeinlander@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·7 months agoIf he wins he opens the door for people he doesn’t like to do the same.
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoThat is a fight for tomorrow, right now this private entity needs to “respect his authoritah” and FIRST AMENDMENT rights.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoAn organization like this already has lawyers on staff, and it should be trivial to get this case dismissed before it starts.
the goal is to bankrupt the organization as much as possible and he’s using the legal system to do so; if the organization doesn’t respond, he automatically wins in this legal system, so they must spend $$$ 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.