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ND attorney general, Ethics Commission dismissed from free speech lawsuit over political ad law

Judge Dan Traynor said the agencies have immunity and noted there is no evidence they enforced the law, while leaving the rest of the lawsuit intact.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A federal judge has dismissed the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office and North Dakota Ethics Commission from a former state lawmaker’s First Amendment suit challenging a political advertisement law. The judge also hinted in an order he may ultimately find the statute, which criminalizes lying or making intentionally misleading statements in political ads, unconstitutional. Brandon Prichard, who represe…

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