Supreme Court rejects Arizona campaign finance law

[The Northerner]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law that provides matching funds to candidates who opt to receive only public money and face well-heeled opponents.

The court's conservatives objected to what they saw as an unconstitutional burden on the free speech of privately funded candidates.

" 'Leveling the playing field' can sound like a good thing. But in a democracy, campaigning for office is not a game. It is a critically important form of speech," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote for the 5-4 majority. "The First Amendment embodies our choice as a nation that, when it comes to such speech, the guiding principle is freedom — the 'unfettered interchange of ideas' — not whatever the state may view as fair."

Justice Elena Kagan disagreed.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/27/3731282/supreme-court-rejects-arizona.html

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