A GOP delegate has won his lawsuit challenging a Virginia law that would have forced him to vote for Donald Trump on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention next week.
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Virginia statute, which carries a sentence of up to 12 months of jailtime or a $2,500 fine or both, “is an unconstitutional burden on his First Amendment rights of free political speech and political association.”
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