A ruling should come within two days.
DETROIT (AP) -- A federal judge has said he will rule within two days on a case seeking to overturn Michigan's ban on wearing campaign T-shirts and buttons inside polling places.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Duggan on Monday heard oral arguments in the case brought this month by Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. It was filed against Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and State Elections Director, Chris Thomas.
AFSCME attorney Herbert Sanders says the ban oppresses voters' right to freedom of expression and abridges their right to vote free from intimidation.
Assistant State Attorney General Margaret Nelson says the state has a compelling interest to prevent intimidation and preserve the sanctity of the voting place.
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