With the general election two weeks away, six major television networks are asking a federal judge to enjoin New Jersey from enforcing a broad ban on exit polling and other expressive activity within 100 feet of polling places.
The plaintiffs — ABC, the Associated Press, CNN, CBS, Fox News and NBC — are asking U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan for a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction, arguing that restrictions on exit polls have been struck down on First Amendment grounds in the 12 federal courts that have heard similar challenges.
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