threat of punishment

Trump's lawyers say that while the judge weighs the impact of the immunity ruling on his New York conviction, the D.A. should not be allowed to file a public sentencing submission that "will include what the Supreme Court described as the 'threat of punishment,' in a manner that is personally and politically prejudicial to President Trump and his family, and harmful to the institution of the Presidency."

Everyone agrees that the government violates free speech when it explicitly coerces companies into censoring expression under the threat of punishment.

Players do what the coach wants, on and off the field, whether or not they receive a direct command or verbal threat of punishment.

“Providers shouldn’t face the threat of punishment for helping their patients obtain the abortion care they need in states where abortion is legal,” said Meagan Burrows, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project.

Mr. Modi has helped normalize the spread of hate not just “by remaining silent, but also rewarding people who say stuff like that,” said Shivam Shankar Singh, a former B.J.P. campaigner, pointing to the prime minister’s support of right-wing vigilante groups that have faced the threat of punishment.