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Re:Why we are suing the Administration by sandworm101 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:06AM (#24341821)
This has been hashed out many times. Government cannot be allowed to use private companies as a shield. For instance (this has been tried in the US/canada/uk etc) can a city violate the rights of citizens if it hires a "private" company to conduct policing? Can a city ban certain people from walking the streets if it puts those streets in the hands of a "private" holding company?

So what if the government partners with all the large tech companies to have them voluntarily enforce restrictions on speech? Oh, you're free to say whatever you want, just not online. Or on the airwaves. Or in public parks, which were recently put in control of a private management company too. You are free to stand in your bedroom and talk to the wall. Just don't talk loud enough that your corporate landlord kicks you out for a noise violation.

Re:Why we are suing the Administration by gamblor956 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:47AM (#24343058)
In such cases the private entities are acting as agents of the government and in that capacity constitutional restrictions would apply to them.

There is over 2 centuries of legal jurisprudence on that question. It's not a novel issue.

Re:Why we are suing the Administration by scarface74 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @05:43PM (#24347467)
In fact, the Supreme Court just had two rulings.

1. Religious institutions should have the same rights to funds as any other school.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/supreme-court-religiou...

2. Job Bias laws don’t protect teachers in religious schools.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/job-bias-catholic-scho...

In affect, government funds are used to support schools that are allowed to discriminate.

It’s not just LGBTQ rights. Some religious schools think that interracial dating/marriage is a “sin”.