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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by icebraining on Saturday January 21, 2017 @06:48PM (#13452769)
The State itself can sue the banks for those misleading statements, e.g.: https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/enf-actions-fc.shtml
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by hackuser on Saturday January 21, 2017 @06:51PM (#13452775)
Yes. The point is that corporations' new 'free speech rights' may interfere with that.
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by literallycancer on Saturday January 21, 2017 @09:54PM (#13453338)
The other guy already addressed this. It doesn't matter whether it's the state suing. Free speech doesn't mean you can't sue for misleading statements.
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by rhizome on Saturday January 21, 2017 @07:00PM (#13452804)
What new rights are you referring to, Citizen's United?
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by hackuser on Sunday January 22, 2017 @12:02AM (#13453672)
I think that was the case; I wasn't sure enough to name it though.
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