Washington, DC – September 8th: The Supreme Court held a special,
four-hour session to hear arguments over campaign finance reform centering
around arguments on free speech vs. the government’s right to regulate.
Representing Senate Republican whip Mitch McConnell of Kentucky an other challenges to the McCain-Feingold Campaign
Finance law is Attorney Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose
investigation ultimately led to President Clinton's impeachment. Ken Starr
stated that the law violates the First Amendment right of free speech
in that the use of money is an expression of that freedom. After its passage
in 2002, 84 plaintiffs filed a variety of lawsuits, led by McConnell and
a bipartisan coalition of groups including the AFL-CIO, the National Rifle
Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Republican National
Committee and the California Democratic Party.
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