The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday that requiring foreign groups to have explicit policies opposing prostitution and sex trafficking in order to receive federal funds applies to US companies’ foreign affiliates because they do not possess First Amendment rights.
The court stated that there are two fundamental principles that lead to this decision. First, foreign citizens outside of the US and its territories do not have rights under the US Constitution. Second, separately incorporated organizations are separate entities with “distinct legal rights and obligations.”
