November 2022

Fourth Circuit Hears First Amendment Challenge to North Carolina Election Libel Law

Panel Cites Duke First Amendment Clinic’s Amicus Brief

By Benjamin Rossi

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter November-December 2022

TOPICS : Defamation, First Amendment, Truth

Appellants argue that the North Carolina statute violates the First Amendment because it is a content-based restriction that criminalizes core political speech.

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