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McINTYRE v. OHIO ELECTIONS COMM'N

No. 93-986.

514 U.S. 334 (1995)

115 S.Ct. 1511

131 L.Ed.2d 426

McINTYRE, executor of ESTATE OF McINTYRE, DECEASED v. OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSION

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Goldberger argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were George Q. Vaile, Steven R. Shapiro, Joel M. Gora, Barbara P. O'Toole, and Louis A. Jacobs.

Andrew I. Sutter, Assistant Attorney General of Ohio, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Lee Fisher, Attorney General, Andrew S. Bergman, Robert A. Zimmerman, and James M. Harrison, Assistant Attorneys General, Richard A. Cordray, State Solicitor, and Simon B. Karas.*

Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, p. 358. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, p. 358. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., joined, p. 371.

Justice Stevens, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented is whether an Ohio statute that prohibits the distribution of anonymous campaign literature is a "law . . . abridging the freedom of speech" within the meaning of the First Amendment.1

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On April 27, 1988, Margaret McIntyre distributed leaflets to persons attending a public meeting at the Blendon Middle...

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