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Boycotts and tortious interference with contract
So David Hogg and company are contacting Laura Ingraham's advertisers, threatening to boycott unless they stop advertising on her show. I wonder if they are familiar with the tort (roughly personal injury) of tortious interference with contract, or with a business relationship?
I'd think this is a prime case because (1) they aren't boycotting her, nor unconditionally boycotting the companies (that is, because they don't like Office Depot per se). They're threatening to boycott the companies unless they break off their relationship with her. (2) The motivation is not even a policy difference. It's meant to get even with her for her making a statement, a true statement (that Hogg had been turned down by four colleges).
Discovery might be fun... who's behind the March organization? Who really leads it and funds it? What conversations did they have about boycotting her? Who else might be liable?
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If you could actually trace it back to George Soros, you would definitely have some deep pockets to pick.
From a lawyer bud knowing more than I do on this stuff:
"See this all the time with activist liberal attorneys who make up the bulk of bar associations; aka the Gore youth.
From their perspective law is a vehicle to social change via activist judges who feel the constitution is only a guideline and not a binding document.
Reverse the argument about challenging sources that get government funding for murder; like planned parenthood and now you’re a fascist, racist, misogynist, and engage in homophobia. Truth is they can’t raise $ to support their cause so they legislate $ into their coffers."