Legal Opinion
The Comm. To Elect Dan Forest v. Emps. Political Action Comm.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 19, 2018No. COA17-569PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DILLON, Judge.
*2During the 2012 election cycle, a political advertisement sponsored by the Employees Political Action Committee ("EMPAC"), the political arm of the State Employees Association of North Carolina ("SEANC"), ran on television supporting Linda Coleman, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. The Committee to Elect Dan Forest (the "Committee") commenced this action seeking statutory damages, contending that EMPAC's television ad violated the "stand by your ad" law, which was still in effect during the 2012 campaign cycle.
The trial court granted summary judgment for EMPAC,…
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