An attorney who has argued more than 100 times before the U.S. Supreme Court will represent N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his ongoing fight against a state criminal libel law. A filing Thursday confirms that Michael Dreeben will argue on Stein’s behalf at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral arguments are scheduled Dec. 6 in Richmond, Virginia.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Dec. 6 in N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s challenge of a state law against campaign lies. Stein hopes the federal courts will declare the law unconstitutional. A 2-1 ruling from the 4th Circuit on Aug. 23 gave Stein and fellow plaintiffs an injunction against the law. The injunction blocked Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s office from pursuing criminal charges against Stein and two colleagues.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman defends North Carolina’s law against campaign lies. It's the latest round of a legal battle with state Attorney General Josh Stein in the federal courts. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider the case as early as Dec. 6.
The Duke First Amendment Clinic is supporting N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s bid to have federal courts throw out North Carolina’s law criminalizing campaign lies. The clinic filed a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s latest filing in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals makes the case for declaring a 91-year-old state law unconstitutional. The law creates a misdemeanor crime for people who lie about candidates in election campaigns. A split 4th Circuit panel already voted, 2-1, to give Stein a temporary win in the case.