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  2. Coercion - Wikipedia

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    Coercion involves compelling a party to act in an involuntary manner through the use of threats, including threats to use force against that party. [1] [2] [need quotation to verify] [3] It involves a set of forceful actions which violate the free will of an individual in order to induce a desired response.

  3. Duress in American law - Wikipedia

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    In jurisprudence, duress or coercion refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat, or other pressure against the person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]".

  4. Coercion (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    In international relations, coercion refers to the imposition of costs by a state on other states and non-state actors to prevent them from taking an action or to compel them to take an action (compellence). [1] [2] [3] Coercion frequently takes the form of threats or the use of limited military force. [4]

  5. Government coercion limited by First Amendment - AOL

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    A new Supreme Court case, National Rifle Association of America (NRA) v. Vullo, May 30, 2024, prohibits the use by government of coercion of third parties to inhibit the freedom of speech by an ...

  6. Supreme Court leans against limiting Biden administration ...

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    The Supreme Court will weigh the circumstances under which the government can be found to cross the line from persuasion to coercion in cases involving two contentious issues: problematic social ...

  7. Supreme Court rules for NRA in New York government coercion ...

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    The Supreme Court ruled the National Rifle Association can pursue a claim that a New York state official’s efforts to encourage companies to end ties with the gun rights group constituted ...

  8. Intimidation - Wikipedia

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    Crimes closely related to intimidation are menacing, coercion, terrorizing, [3] and assault. [note 1] In California, making criminal threats is a wobbler and may be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony under California Penal Code 422. [21] A felony criminal threat is a strike under California's three strikes law.

  9. Extortion - Wikipedia

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    Extortion is a common law crime in Scotland of using threat of harm to demand money, property or some advantage from another person. It does not matter whether the demand itself is legitimate (such as for money owed) as the crime can still be committed when illegitimate threats of harm are used.