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FILE - This March 29, 2010 file photo shows Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-Ohio in Cincinnati. Negative campaigning and mudslinging may be a fact of life in American politics, but can false accusations made in the heat of an election be punished as a crime? That debate makes its way to the Supreme Court next week as the justices consider a challenge to a controversial Ohio law that bars false statements about political candidates during a campaign. The case began during the 2010 election, when the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion group, planned to launch a billboard campaign accusing then-Democratic Driehaus of supporting taxpayer-funded abortion because he backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
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In this March 27, 2014 photo, Omar Fernandez, a Cuban doctor, examines a patient at a medical center in the Petare shanty town of Caracas, Venezuela. Cuban doctors offer free emergency, ophthalmology and pediatric care, as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures. Some also minister to gunshot victims and drug and alcohol addicts. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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FILE - This March 29, 2010 file photo shows Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-Ohio in Cincinnati. Negative campaigning and mudslinging may be a fact of life in American politics, but can false accusations made in the heat of an election be punished as a crime? That debate makes its way to the Supreme Court next week as the justices consider a challenge to a controversial Ohio law that bars false statements about political candidates during a campaign. The case began during the 2010 election, when the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion group, planned to launch a billboard campaign accusing then-Democratic Driehaus of supporting taxpayer-funded abortion because he backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
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Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, left, shakes hands with Father Ambrose Omayas, Assistant Administrator for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver, during a rally against Colorado Senate Bill 175, on the steps of the state capitol in Denver, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. The bill up for debate Tuesday is described as a guarantee that state or local policies won't interfere with reproductive decisions such as abortion and contraception. Democratic sponsors say the measure is needed to protect women's rights. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Demonstrators rally against Colorado Senate Bill 175, in a protest attended by Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, on the steps of the state capitol in Denver, Tuesday April 15, 2014. The bill up for debate Tuesday is described as a guarantee that state or local policies won't interfere with reproductive decisions such as abortion and contraception. Democratic sponsors say the measure is needed to protect women's rights. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Demonstrators rally against Colorado Senate Bill 175, in a protest led by Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, on the steps of the state capitol in Denver, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. The bill up for debate Tuesday is described as a guarantee that state or local policies won't interfere with reproductive decisions such as abortion and contraception. Democratic sponsors say the measure is needed to protect women's rights. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Father Ambrose Omayas, Assistant Administrator for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver, front right, and Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, next left, lead a rally against Colorado Senate Bill 175, on the steps of the state capitol in Denver, Tuesday April 15, 2014. The bill up for debate Tuesday is described as a guarantee that state or local policies won't interfere with reproductive decisions such as abortion and contraception. Democratic sponsors say the measure is needed to protect women's rights. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Demonstrators rally against Colorado Senate Bill 175, in a protest led by Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, on the steps of the state capitol in Denver, Tuesday April 15, 2014. The bill up for debate Tuesday is described as a guarantee that state or local policies won't interfere with reproductive decisions such as abortion and contraception. Democratic sponsors say the measure is needed to protect women's rights. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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FILE - In this Tuesday April 1, 2014, file photo, protestors against deeper cuts in pensions, march in front of the Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit. The city of Detroit has reached a deal with retired police officers and firefighters that would preserve current pensions but trim annual cost-of-living payments — the first major agreement with retirees in the bankruptcy case, mediators announced Tuesday, April 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright, File) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES
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A protester throws gasoline to help ignite tires during a protest against President Michel Martelly's government in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday April 15, 2014. Those demonstrating called for the resignation of Martelly. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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A protester burns tires on the street during a protest against President Michel Martelly's government in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday April 15, 2014. Those demonstrating called for the resignation of Martelly.( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
