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Law's Andrew Geronimo discusses political websites and the first amendment

Media | December 10, 2025 | Story by: Editorial Staff
Media Expert: Andrew Geronimo

Political survey sparks legal threats from Sheffield Lake mayor

cleveland.com: Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendment Clinic at the School of Law, said that a councilman-elect's website represents "fully protected speech." He called the Sheffield Lake mayor's cease-and-desist letter an attempt to "chill speech" from a political rival, noting the fraud statutes cited wouldn't apply as the site wasn't sufficiently misleading.

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