Connecticut’s campaign ad rules violate free speech, high court rules
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(The Center Square) — Connecticut's high court has ruled that a state election panel's ban on advertising in publicly financed campaigns violates the free speech rights of political candidates. The unanimous ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court sided with two Republican lawmakers who were sanctioned by state election officials for using public campaign financing grants to attack then-Gov. Dannel Malloy’s Democratic fiscal policies. In the 54-page opinion, Chief...

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