Friends of Queen v. Hise

STROUD, Judge.

I. Introduction

This case arises from alleged violations of the “Stand by Your Ad” disclaimers required for political advertisements under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.39A (2009) which occurred during the 2010 campaign between Senator Ralph Hise and Senator Joe Sam Queen in North *396Carolina’s 47th senatorial district. As both plaintiff and defendants failed to provide proper disclosures of the joint sponsorship of television advertisements by both the candidate committee and the political party, plaintiff’s claim is barred by the statutory tu quoque defense. Since no prior case has…