The Supreme Court’s oral arguments on government pressure on social media companies and New York officials leaning on financial institutions to deny services to the National Rifle Association both involve “jawboning,” the use of threats to coerce compliance. Murthy v. Missouri involves the Biden administration pressuring tech firms to suppress certain voices, while National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo alleges abuse of power by New York officials. Both cases highlight the danger of government officials using regulatory threats to censor and coerce private companies. The courts have recognized that such informal censorship violates individual rights protections, and the Supreme Court appears sympathetic to the NRA’s claim that New York officials violated the group’s freedom of speech. It’s time for the court to remind officials that their powers should not be used to bypass protections for individual rights.