"Writing for a five-member majority, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. made two key arguments: that the matching-funds system unconstitutionally 'burdened' the free speech of independently funded candidates who had opted out; and that the law was unacceptable because it aimed to 'level the playing field' between candidates, a justification that seems to particularly incense the court's conservatives."
Campaign finance reform: Supreme Court strikes another blow to campaign finance reform
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