Rick Hasen has just written
this oped for
Politico. It begins:
Minnesota had asked the Supreme Court to hold its petition until the court decided United States v. Alvarez, the so-called “Stolen Valor” case. The court decided Alvarez the same day as health care, striking down as a free speech violation a federal law making it a crime to falsely claim to be a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Alvarez casts considerable doubt over when, if
ever, states can take actions to combat false campaign statements and
campaign dirty tricks — including lying about the location of a polling
place or the voting date. The court could have used the 281 Care Committee case to clear up the muddle next term. But it just denied the petition.
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