July 2023

Maine Governor Vetoes Legislation Requiring News Outlets to Establish Unconstitutional Censorship Process for “Foreign Government-Influenced” Political Communications

By Sigmund D. Schutz, Alexandra A. Harriman, and Margeaux E. Lavoie

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter July 2023

No state has come closer than Maine to imposing on news outlets constitutionally fraught and onerous obligations to police and censor foreign-influenced spending on political advertising.

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