Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
In January 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, a First Amendment challenge to a New York law that keeps consumers in the dark about the cost of credit cards. The firm represents the plaintiffs–five New York merchants and their principals. The case is one of four constitutional challenges to similar state laws (in Florida, Texas, and California).
In March, the Court decided in favor of the plaintiffs, holding that New York’s law is a regulation of merchant’s speech, not conduct.
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On May 12, 2016, we filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in Expressions, seeking review of the Second Circuit’s decision upholding New York’s credit-card surcharge law. Consumer groups, retailers, the Cato Institute, and scholars of the First Amendment and behavioral economics filed amicus briefs in support of the petition. The Court granted certiorari in October 2016.
