The US Court of Appeals is siding with Kentucky's attorney general and a First Amendment case.

Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman asked the Sixth Circuit Court to block the Kentucky Registry of Election Finances guidance that local Republican Party executive committees could not spend money to advocate for or against constitutional amendments.

Coleman argued the restriction violated the party's right to free speech.

Today, the court said, quote, And the realm of First Amendment rights, few are more central than the right to express opinions on electoral questions and the qualifications of political candidates.

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Last month, Coleman said public schools cannot spend public dollars to campaign for or against constitutional amendments.

There are two amendments on the ballot in Kentucky this year.

Amendment One would prohibit non-citizens from voting and state and local elections.

An amendment to would allow the Kentucky general Assembly to authorize public money for private schools.

The general election is two months from today, on November the fifth.