Appeals court backs N.C. attorney general in battle to avoid criminal libel prosecution

Appeals court backs N.C. attorney general in battle to avoid criminal libel prosecution

[ad_1] Freeman, O’Neill and Stein are all Democrats. At Stein’s request, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles briefly blocked any prosecution, but she later withdrew the temporary order and allowed the prosecution to proceed. Stein appealed to the 4th Circuit, which granted an injunction pending appeal and in the new ruling said Eagles erred when…

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