[EL] Mass SJC strikes down false-campaign-statements law

[Reed Witherby]

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today held that a state law, Mass.
G.L. c. 56, § 42, that made it a crime to publish a false statement about a
candidate for public office violates the right of free speech guaranteed by
the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. The unanimous decision in
Commonwealth v. Melissa Lucas can be found at this link:
 
http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/sjc/reporter-of-decisions/new-opinions/11830
.pdf




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