McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission
United States Supreme Court
514 U.S. 334 (1995)
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An Ohio statute required anyone distributing election-related pamphlets to include their name and address. Margaret McIntyre (defendant) distributed anonymous pamphlets opposing a proposed school tax near a public meeting on the issue, and the Ohio Elections Commission (OEC) (defendant) fined her for omitting her name and address. The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas reversed the fine, but the Ohio Court of Appeals reinstated it and the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed; McIntyre appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Whether the First Amendment protects a speaker's right to remain anonymous.