High court: Ohio's false statements law can be challenged

Lying is free speech. Ok. Unless you're under oath, you can say anything you like, true or not? Am I understanding this incorrectly?

BY JIM PROVANCE
BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s law prohibiting false statements in political ads can be challenged on constitutional grounds, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today.

The high court found that the anti-abortion rights Susan B. Anthony List and Cincinnati-based Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes can challenge the law as a violation of their free speech.

The issue had placed Attorney General Mike DeWine on both sides of the issue as his office worked to defend the law and he personally filed a brief agreeing with the plaintiffs that the law has a “potentially chilling effect” on free speech.

Under the law, a complaint may be filed with the seven-member, bipartisan Ohio Elections Commission alleging that an ad, pamphlet, Internet site, or other campaign material includes a false statement made knowingly or recklessly without regard to its falsity.

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