When Delta Air Lines ended its business arrangement with the National Rifle Association (NRA) after 17 were killed in the latest school shooting, it wasn’t expecting a government backlash. But Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle stepped up to threaten a break on gas taxes for the airline. Many think the state legislature actions would violate the airline’s free speech rights. (The New Civil Rights Movement, February 26, 2018, by David Badash)
Columnist Mike Lupica said in a TV appearance that he thought the Georgia legislature was violating Delta’s First Amendment rights by threatening their tax break. The Georgia senate stalled the bill this week but negotiations are underway to find common ground. In their 2010 Citizens United decision, the U.S Supreme Court granted corporations free speech rights. (The Washington Free Beacon, February 27, 2018, by Paul Crookston)
With no compromise in the works, the Georgia Senate approved a tax bill without the jet-fuel break for Delta Air Lines to punish them for ending their business arrangement with the NRA. (TPM, March 1, 2018, by Ben Nadler and R.J. Rico of the Associated Press)