Supreme Court rejects 'millionaire's amendment' to campaign finance reform
It rules that allowing federal office-seekers to exceed normal contribution limits when their opponents are wealthy violates the 1st Amendment.
critics said it was a thinly disguised maneuver to protect entrenched incumbents from upstart and well-to-do challengers.
The court said in a 5-4 ruling that the amendment violated the 1st Amendment because it penalized a candidate who robustly exercised his free-speech rights by spending heavily.
Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said the amendment required "a candidate to choose between the 1st Amendment right to ...
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