Federal Court Overturns Ohio Ban on Reporters in Polling Places

[CBGLuthier]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000697509


Published: November 02, 2004 updated 3:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a directive from the Ohio secretary of state that had barred reporters and photographers from polling places, finding the restriction unconstitutional.

The ruling "says that the court cannot support the proposed restricton of the First Amendment guarantee," attorney Karen Lefton, who represented the Akron Beacon Journal in the appeal. "I think it was important to establish media access to voting places."

The 2-1 decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals came down at about 3 p.m., Lefton said, adding that the appeal had been filed early Tuesday morning.

[SW FL Dem]

1. I hope this election totally ruins Blackwell's

political future. If he runs for gov in 06, he needs to be soundly defeated.

[Kukesa]

4. Blackwell's toast. n/t

[UL_Approved]

2. About time

This really needed to get overturned today. Too bad it came in so late.

[Zorra]

3. So Blackwell did not want his republican goons caught on film intimidating

voters, eh?

What a surprise.

Blackwell has destroyed his political career with his blatant corruption before and during this election.

[redqueen]

5. About time!

[ParanoidPat]

6. I love it!

Look what happens when you try to hide what you're doing. :evilgrin:

"We filed to be challengers because election officials said they would strictly enforce laws regulating who can be in polling places -- voters, poll workers and challengers only," Dispatch Editor Ben Marrison wrote in a column. "Dispatch staffers are registered as challengers for every precinct in Franklin and Delaware counties."