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 - CNN legal analyst, author and Supreme Court biographer; - @JoanBiskupic
- Bradley Smith - Center for Competitive Politics - @CommishSmith
- Rick Hasen - professor of Law at UC Irvine, author of “Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy” - @rickhasen
- Dave Levinthal - Center for Public Integrity - @davelevinthal