Difference between revisions of "McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission"

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In ''McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm'n'', 514 U.S. 334 (1995), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidated a statute that impaired the  right to distribute pamphlets anonymously.  The Ohio law had prohibited distribution of anonymous campaign literature, and the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that it violated the [[First Amendment]].
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In '''''McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm'n''''', 514 U.S. 334 (1995), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidated a statute that impaired the  right to distribute pamphlets anonymously.  The Ohio law had prohibited distribution of anonymous campaign literature, and the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that it violated the [[First Amendment]].
  
 
Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the decision.
 
Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the decision.
 
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
 
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
 
[[category:First Amendment]]
 
[[category:First Amendment]]

Revision as of 18:43, May 4, 2008

In McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm'n, 514 U.S. 334 (1995), the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a statute that impaired the right to distribute pamphlets anonymously. The Ohio law had prohibited distribution of anonymous campaign literature, and the U.S. Supreme Court held that it violated the First Amendment.

Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the decision.