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Appeals Court Rules Husted Not Liable In Petition Circulators Case

WCBE Files

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has ruled Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is not personally liable for enforcing a law found to be unconstitutional. The court reversed an earlier ruling that rejected Husted's immunity argument. Three nonprofits successfully challenged a 2013 law requiring petition circulators to be state residents. A judge struck down the law last year, saying Husted was personally liable for damages.

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