Stein makes case against N.C. criminal libel law in new 4th Circuit brief
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s latest filing in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals makes the case for declaring a 91-year-old state law unconstitutional. The law creates a misdemeanor crime for people who lie about candidates in election campaigns. A split 4th Circuit panel already voted, 2-1, to give Stein a temporary win in the case.