A key feature of Arizona’s public financing system for elections appeared to be in serious constitutional trouble Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court.
The justices heard spirited arguments in two consolidated cases challenging the matching funds trigger in the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act. By the end of the hour-long session, the same justices who prevailed in last year’s blockbuster Citizens United v. FEC, striking down a major federal restriction on corporate spending, had voiced strong skepticism about the Arizona provision.
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