On Jan. 10, activist lawyer Deepak Gupta stood before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued that state laws barring businesses from imposing surcharges on credit card purchases, but allowing discounts for cash, are a violation of free speech (Expressions Hair Salon v. Schneiderman, U.S., 15-1391, argued 1/10/17.
The case is just one of three that Gupta Wessler, the boutique appellate litigation firm founded by Gupta, 39, a prolific consumer protection lawyer, will argue before the Supreme Court this term.
Gupta created the firm in 2012 after stints at consumer rights advocacy group Public Citizen and the Consumer Financial ...