Oral Arguments in McComish v. Bennett Today

Today the Supreme Court hears oral argument on the constitutionality of Arizona’s public financing system, a case with  implications both local and nationwide.   The question presented:

Under the First Amendment is a state prohibited from giving additional money to a candidate who accepts state funding for her campaign where: (a) a group makes independent expenditures over a certain amount against the candidate; or (b) the candidate's opponent refuses public funding and spends more than a certain amount on the campaign.

UPDATE:  Here is the oral argument transcript.