By: Jonathan M. Robbin

In a unanimous decision in Expressions Hair Design, et. al. v. Schneiderman, Attorney General of New York, et al., the United States Supreme Court held that New York General Business Law (“GBL”) § 518, which prohibits the ability of a merchant to impose a surcharge on a credit card user in lieu of payment of cash, regulates free speech. In sum, the Court concluded that § 518 specifically restricts how a merchant communicates prices of items, rather than the actual price and surcharge.

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