January 2023

Fourth Circuit Halts “Election Libel” Prosecution, North Carolina Law Likely Unconstitutional

By Benjamin Rossi

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter January 2023

In a strongly worded opinion, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week vacated a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction against a state prosecution of Josh Stein, North Carolina’s Attorney General.

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