Supreme Court hears challenge to ban on 'false' campaign speech

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Supreme Court hears challenge to ban on 'false' campaign speech

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-hears-challenge-ban-false-campaign-speech-165918873--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zzrA9sTEzd5u.uKell17Zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-22T174738Z_1_CBREA3L1DFO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pro Life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak announces his support for health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Pro Life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak announces his support for health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum voiced doubts on Tuesday about a state law that prohibits false statements during a political campaign. The Ohio law allows candidates and other citizens to file a complaint for allegedly false slogans, prompting a state election commission hearing and public scrutiny of advocacy groups' or individuals' claims in the middle of a campaign. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Republican appointee, speculated that calling in a group's leaders &quot;to justify what (they're) going to say&quot; could impinge on free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Democratic appointee, observed that simply being forced to defend an advertisement could be costly and diminish speech at a crucial point in a campaign.</p><br clear="all"/>

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