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''Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus'' is a case which was decided on June 16, 2014 before the Supreme Court of the United States. ==Synopsis of case== (詳細はbillboard advertisements in the district of former U.S. Representative Steve Driehaus of Ohio that showed a photo of Driehaus and said, "Shame on Steve Driehaus! Driehaus voted FOR taxpayer-funded abortion"〔 The advertisement referred to Driehaus's vote in favor of the health care overhaul bill.〔(Driehaus suit against SBA List moves forward )〕〔(Defeated Pro-Life Democrat Driehaus Sues Pro-Life Group )〕 The Susan B. Anthony List takes the position that the health care legislation allows for taxpayer-funded abortion, a claim which was ruled by a judge to be factually incorrect.〔(Judge: Reform doesn't fund abortion )〕 In response, Driehaus, who represented the heavily pro-life〔(Driehaus sues to stop abortion attacks )〕 1st congressional district of Ohio, filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission (OEC), stating that the advertisements were false and violated Ohio election law.〔(Ohio Democrat files election complaint over pro-life group’s billboard )〕 The OEC ruled in Driehaus' favor in a probable cause hearing on October 14, 2010.〔(Judge Allows Driehaus Case against Susan B. Anthony List to Move Forward )〕 In response, the SBA List asked a federal judge to issue an injunction against the OEC on the grounds that the law at issue stifles free speech〔〔(FOX News: SBA List fights for billboards )〕 and that its ads were based on the group’s own interpretation of the law.〔 The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed an 18-page amicus brief on the SBA List's behalf, arguing that the Ohio law in question is "unconstitutionally vague" and has a "chilling" effect on the SBA List's right to freedom of speech.〔(ACLU joins fight over anti-Driehaus billboards )〕〔(ACLU of Ohio Files Amicus Brief on SBA List's Behalf )〕 A federal judge rejected the SBA List's federal lawsuit on abstention grounds and allowed Driehaus's OEC complaint to move forward.〔〔(Federal Judge Denies Ohio Election Law Challenge From Susan B. Anthony List )〕 After the OEC complaint was filed, the SBA List began airing a radio ad in Driehaus's district in which Marjorie Dannenfelser stated that the group "() not be silenced or intimidated" by Driehaus's legal action.〔(SBA List radio ad )〕 Driehaus persuaded the billboard company to withdraw the SBA List's advertisement, which was never erected.〔 Driehaus ended up losing his seat to Steve Chabot in the November election. Driehaus then sued the SBA List in a second case on December 3, 2010, accusing the organization of defamation that caused him a "loss of livelihood",〔(Rep. Driehaus files defamation lawsuit over SBA List’s abortion funding claims )〕 arguing that the "First Amendment is not and never has been an invitation to concoct falsehoods aimed at depriving a person of his livelihood."〔 The SBA List countered by stating that the organization would "continue to defend the truth and the right to criticize our elected officials."〔 The SBA List continued seeking to have the law in question overturned; the ACLU joined in the organization's fight against the law.〔(Battle over Ohio law that targeted anti-abortion ads heats up )〕 On August 1, 2011, Judge Timothy Black dismissed the SBA List's challenge to the Ohio law, holding that the federal court lacked jurisdiction since the billboards were never erected and the OEC never made a final ruling〔(Driehaus wins abortion billboard battles )〕 and denied a motion for summary judgment by SBA List in the defamation case, allowing Driehaus's defamation claims regarding other SBA List statements to go forward.〔(Order at Justia website ). Retrieved August 3, 2011.〕 Black also required that SBA List stop claiming on its website that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act subsidized abortion, because it did not directly mention abortion. SBA List argued that its statements were opinions and were thus protected, but the court rejected this argument given that SBA List itself had claimed that this was a "fact." On August 19, 2011, the SBA List appealed the decision on the Ohio law to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.〔(SBA List appeals ruling on healthcare law and abortion )〕 In May 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the SBA List could not challenge the law under the First Amendment.〔(SBA List Petitions Supreme Court in First Amendment Case )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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