disfavored

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“The First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power—including the power of the purse—‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Moss said in the ruling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

So, the justice explained, “a government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech on her behalf.”

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

Since leaving office, he said, he has learned more about the U.S. government’s tactics against disfavored groups in the 1960s and ’70s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

The effort to silence disfavored speech won't stop at college campuses, the groups warn.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

A couple of years earlier, I had been invited to Brazil to talk about punishment and the unjust treatment of disfavored people.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson