Question: Florida passed a law, Sec. 5 0 1 . 0 1 1 7 of the Florida Statutes, making it a misdemeanor for a merchant to
Florida passed a law, Sec. of the Florida Statutes, making it a misdemeanor for a merchant to "impose a surcharge on a buyer" for "electing to use a credit card" in a purchase transaction. Another part of the statute states that it is permitted to "offer a discount for payment by cash."
In Dana's RR Supply v Att'y Gen., F Cir. rehearing denied January a federal court of appeals concluded the Florida statute violated the US Constitution, specifically the First Amendment. How did it reach that conclusion?
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