First Amendment issue: Finance law may wilt under Supreme Court scrutiny
A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed ready to overturn or limit the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to allow greater latitude in media appeals. The Court heard arguments about whether a documentary attacking Hillary Clinton violated the law. -DB The New York Times March 25, 2009 By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON, D.C. — A quirky case about a slashing documentary attacking Hillary Rodham Clinton would not seem to be the most obvious vehicle for a fundamental