National Rifle Association v. Vullo

The Firm represented the National Rifle Association in one of the most consequential First Amendment cases in the 21st century.

On May 30, 2024, the Firm helped secure a historic legal victory before the United States Supreme Court for its client, the National Rifle Association, in one of the most closely followed First Amendment cases in the nation.

In a stinging rebuke of New York’s “blacklisting campaign” against the NRA, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled for the NRA in its case against former New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo. The decision remanded the NRA’s case to the lower court – and there is continued focus on claims that Vullo, at the behest of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, violated the NRA’s First Amendment rights when she urged banks and insurers to cut ties with the NRA in 2018. The matter is now back before the Supreme Court, as it considers whether to hear this historic case.