[EL] Supreme Court to Mull Right to Lie in Political Ads

[sean at impactpolicymanagement.com]

As usual Brad is right.

Several years ago at CCP I wrote a blog post about the claim that Fox News had gone to court to argue that they had a First Amendment right to lie. Nothing of the sort happened of course, but that didn't prevent certain gullible/hysterical activists, operatives, and reporters from taking the claim at face value and running with it.

So I fully expect the headlines to read along the lines of "SCOTUS agrees anti-abortion group can lie in ads" and for this to become a staple in the talking points of  pro-choice groups, and even the progressive/liberal community as a whole. "Did you know that radical-right extremists even went to court to claim they have a First Amendment right to lie?" 

Sean Parnell


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