What Is the Legal Standard?

Government officials are free to advocate for or against certain viewpoints, absolutely true. They may not encourage suppression of protected speech in a matter that quote can reasonably be interpreted is intimating some form of punishment or adverse regulatory action will follow the failure to exceed to the officials request. What matters is the distinction between attempts to convince an attempt to coerce. So what are the factors? One word choice and tone boy that's precise. Here's number two this is important the existence of regulatory authority. Three whether the speech was perceived as a threat and whether the speech refers to adverse consequences.