Rep. George Santos faces a series of investigations and growing hostility from Republicans for lying about his background while running for office. But legal experts say the fabrications, on their own, are likely protected by the First Amendment.
at Chapel Hill – although those laws are largely geared at people leveling false charges against a candidate rather than dealing with candidates making stuff up about themselves.
Several experts said they are not aware of any New York law that deals directly with a candidate fabricating a resume or lying about an opponent – a point backed up by the UNC research. "I'm unaware of a court that has punished in any way a candidate who has made up false allegations about an opponent," said Jerry H. Goldfeder, a veteran election attorney in New York and author of a treatise described as a"Though not directly on point, the Supreme Court touched on some of the same legal principles in a 2012 decision
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