ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) — A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday appeared largely unmoved by a challenge to South Dakota’s early deadline for citizen-led ballot measures that an advocacy group claims chills political speech.
During oral arguments, the three-judge Eighth Circuit panel repeatedly pressed advocacy group Dakotans for Health, casting sharp doubt on claims that moving the state’s citizen-led petition deadline back by three months creates a severe constitutional burden.
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