The Court of Federal Appeals (Lewis F. Powell Courthouse) and the skyline of Richmond, Virginia, in the early morning from the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds, in Richmond, Virginia. Credit: Acroterion via Wikimedia Commons Fourth Circuit Appears Ready to Toss North Carolina Law Criminalizing 'Defamation' of Political Foes
"A more cynical view is this statute is designed to protect certain people from having certain things said about them during a campaign," said Circuit Judge Toby Heytens.
December 06, 2022 at 02:11 PM
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Civil Appeals
O'Melveny & Myers lawyers appeared close to persuading an appeals panel to declare unconstitutional a North Carolina criminal defamation law that applies solely to political candidates Tuesday morning.
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