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Silencing Free Speech

April 27, 2007 06:15 PM ET |

Eugene Volokh reports on a decision of the Washington Supreme Court holding that radio talk show hosts' support of a ballot proposition does not constitute a political contribution. Municipalities opposed to the ballot proposition–or, to put it another way, greedy for more tax revenue–got a preliminary injunction blocking the talk show hosts from speaking out on the issue. A concurring opinion sets this out even more starkly.

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Tags: Washington | President | Deedes, W.F. | freedom of speech

Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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