First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport · ¶26

Our cases have held that governments can infringe freedom of association in varied ways. For example, governments might require a group to accept members it does not want, deny benefits to an organization based on its message, or punish individuals for their affliations. See Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U. S. 640, 644 (2000); Healy v. James, 408 U. S. 169, 174, 181–182 (1972); Elrod v. Burns, 427 U. S. 347, 355 (1976) (plurality opinion). We have also held that “compelled disclosure of affliation with groups engaged in advocacy” can “constitute a[n] effective . . . restraint on freedom of association.” NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U. S., at 462.

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