Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
The Court Says Free Speech Issues Are Involved in Credit-Card Surcharge Bans
Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman was featured in Credit Card Surcharges, Supreme Court Debates (January 2017). The following is excerpted from the unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions. This Court’s review is limited to whether New York General Business Law Section 518 is unconstitutional as applied to the particular pricing scheme that, before this Court, Petitioners have argued they seek to employ: a single-sticker regime, in which merchants post a cash price and an additional credit card surcharge Section 518 prohibits the pricing regime Petitioners wish to employ. Section 518 does…
