We shall see pretty quickly whether Sonia Sotomayor will stick to the constitution or institute her political ideologies. The first case she will look at involves campaign financing. At issue is a less than complimentary film made about Hillary Clinton. Citizens United made the film in 2007. A trial judge concluded it was fundamentally a campaign device, and that meant, under a 2002 campaign finance reform law, the donors who financed the movie had to be disclosed.
I don't recall such an uproar when Michael Moore made his "documentaries." But then, they were aimed at conservatives and Republicans. The issue here is free speech -- which I'm sure Sonia would have upheld had this case been against Michael Moore. But it's not, and I'm sure she won't.
"Campaign case is justice's debut." The Dallas Morning News; September 8, 2009; p. 6A.
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