… Connecticut lawyers Mario Cerame and Timothy Moynahan argued that they had standing to challenge the rule because state officials could infringe their First Amendment rights by disciplining them for protected statements they have made related to subjects such as race, gender and religion…

The New Civil Liberties Alliance, which represented Cerame and Moynahan, called the decision a “major ruling in First Amendment standing law.”

The panel’s ruling shows Connecticut’s rule could chill attorney speech “on some of the most important and contentious issues of our time, including critical race theory, gender ideology and religious expression,” NCLA senior litigation counsel Peggy Little said in a statement…