First Amendment under fire...

Court: Regulation of free speech stops here!

Judges block politicians from chilling those holding government accountable

Posted: July 2, 2010
11:30 p.m. Eastern

By Drew Zahn
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional an attempt by New Mexico politicians to regulate the political free speech of activists working to hold their elected officials accountable to the people.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth District in Denver, Colo., ruled that New Mexico Youth Organized could not be classified as a political organization subject to government regulation simply because it advocates political issues and educates the public on how lawmakers vote on those issues.

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