Former Republican Lawmaker Challenges North Dakota Law on False Political Ads

Former Republican lawmaker challenges North Dakota law on false political ads

Former North Dakota Rep. Brandon Prichard, R-Bismarck, attends a special session of the Legislature on Oct. 23, 2023. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A former North Dakota lawmaker is seeking to overturn a state law that makes it a crime to lie or make intentionally misleading statements in political ads. Brandon Prichard, who represented...

Port: Right-wing troll files suit over North Dakota law prohibiting dishonest politicking

Former lawmaker Brandon Prichard, who has a history of making false political statements, says he's filed a legal challenge North Dakota's law criminalizing untrue or misleading political speech.