GRIMMETT v. CIRCOSTA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA JULIETTE GRIMMETT, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 1:22-CV-568 ) DAMON CIRCOSTA, in his official ) capacity as Chair of the North Carolina ) State Board of Elections, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. A North Carolina statute makes it a crime to publish or circulate false derogatory reports about political candidates in elections with knowledge the report is false or in reckless disregard for its truth and when the report is intended to affect the…