ACLU Will Represent NRA In Free Speech Case Before Supreme Court

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will represent the National Rifle Association (NRA) in a First Amendment case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

An NRA sticker is on display as people gather for the 12th annual Second Amendment March sponsored by Michigan Open Carry, Inc and Second Amendment March outside of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 23, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has found an unlikely ally in of the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which will represent the gun rights advocacy group at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that centers of the constitutional right of free speech.

The NRA in 2018 brought a lawsuit against Maria Vullo, former superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), alleging that she violated the First Amendment by pressuring regulated financial institutions like banks and insurers to stop doing business with the gun rights group.