The US did this before; there was a Cold War-era law SCOTUS ruled unconstitutional in 1964.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptheker_v._Secretary_of_State ("Aptheker v. Secretary of State" (1964))

> In Aptheker, the petitioner challenged Section 6 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, which made it a crime for any member of a Communist organization to attempt to use or obtain a passport.[1]"

Some expanded context,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_Unit... ("Freedom of movement under United States law")

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cibyr 20 hours ago | parent [-]

Good thing the current supreme court has such respect for precedent!

	▲	bigbadfeline 17 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's like 50/50 kind of balanced rulings - when precedent agrees with their agenda, they go with it, when it doesn't they go with their own thing. Just like my wife treats my wishes.
	▲	BlackjackCF 19 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They really care about stare decisis unless it doesn’t favor their agenda.