Three weeks before its next session is scheduled to open -- with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench for the first time, the US Supreme Court today heard a case that could change 100 years of campaign finance laws. Last year, the Federal Elections Commission banned the broadcast of Hillary: The Movie, because it was funded by a corporation. Today's unusual hearing was called for arguments on whether the ban on corporate contributions violates the constitutional right to free speech.
Big Money, Political Influence and the Right to Free Speech
Credits
Guests:
Joan Biskupic - Reuters -
@JoanBiskupic,
Bradley Smith - Center for Competitive Politics -
@CommishSmith,
Rick Hasen - University of California, Irvine -
@rickhasen,
Dave Levinthal - Center for Public Integrity -
@davelevinthal
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Katie Cooper,
Andrea Brody