AG DeWine: Ohio election law violates free speech

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is
urging the Supreme Court to rule as unconstitutional a state election
law that bars people from making recklessly false statements about
political candidates.
The legal filing is unusual because DeWine
is opposing a law that he is charged with defending. The Republican says
the election law restricts free speech because it can be used against
any person or organization wishing to advertise against a candidate.
At issue is an Ohio law being challenged by the national anti-abortion advocacy group Susan B. Anthony
List.
It
comes after the group in 2010 unsuccessfully sought to put up a
billboard advertisement that accused then Rep. Steven Driehaus, D-Ohio,
of favoring taxpayer-funded abortions.
The court is scheduled to hear arguments on April 22.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is
urging the Supreme Court to rule as unconstitutional a state election
law that bars people from making recklessly false statements about
political candidates.
The legal filing is unusual because DeWine
is opposing a law that he is charged with defending. The Republican says
the election law restricts free speech because it can be used against
any person or organization wishing to advertise against a candidate.
At issue is an Ohio law being challenged by the national anti-abortion advocacy group Susan B. Anthony
List.
It
comes after the group in 2010 unsuccessfully sought to put up a
billboard advertisement that accused then Rep. Steven Driehaus, D-Ohio,
of favoring taxpayer-funded abortions.
The court is scheduled to hear arguments on April 22.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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