Two businessmen, Grant Strobl and Jacob Chludzinski own ThinkRight Strategies, a political consulting and marketing firm, in Michigan have filed a lawsuit against the city of Ann Arbor for enforcing a law that is discriminatory. Ann Arbor passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for businesses to discriminate based on political beliefs, so ThinkRight, a firm that advocates for right-of-center ideas, must create advocacy material for both liberal and conservative causes or face fines of up to $500 per day. The brief, filed by Alliance Defending Freedom, describes how several clauses in the Ann Arbor ordinance “compel ThinkRight to provide any of its services to express or promote political messages, views, beliefs, policies, platforms, or causes inconsistent with ThinkRight’s political or religious beliefs.” The law bans Strobl and Chludzinski from posting statements on their website indicating they work with conservative clients. It even requires the consulting firm to try to recruit clients from the liberal Left so long as it is also soliciting clients from the conservative Right. In a statement, ADF Legal Counsel Samuel Green, said: “Americans should be free to advocate for the political ideals they cherish. Grant and Jacob created their business to advance their conservative […]
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