Comment on Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' .

• solomon42069@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No sane court? So it has a real chance of being decided by The Supreme Court…

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  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They’d never even hear it. To give this lawsuit any credibility, they’d have to effectively say that businesses spending/donating money is not free speech. Which would effectively be the opposite of Citizens United.

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    • eestileib@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You think they give a shit about consistency?

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      • solomon42069@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        All that matters is the sponsorship tier - will you be flying the judge out to a vacation? Buying their mother a house? The outcome is solely dependent on your investment in the court. Justice.

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    • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe they’ll say billionaires can sue as long as it’s an official act.

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