[DOC] [TLE] Campaign finance overview | First Amendment Center  news ... [PAR] Jan 30, 2010 ... Federal Election Commission, the 2003 decision that had upheld the ban ... O'
Connor had generally supported campaign-finance laws, but Alito has ... If the 
Court was concerned about millionaires' speech rights, he ... In a dissent, Justice 
Antonin Scalia called McConnell a sad day for freedom of speech. [DOC] [TLE] Court Upholds Campaign Reform | PBS NewsHour [PAR] Dec 10, 2003 ... In a lengthy, multi-part decision, the Supreme Court upheld the major 
components of the most sweeping campaign finance reform law in nearly 30 
years. ... eagerly awaited decision, the court essentially upheld Congress' right to 
limit the ... In his dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia called the ruling a sad day for... [DOC] [TLE] Supreme Court Slashes Freedom of Speech - Heritage Foundation [PAR] Dissenting Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia called it "a sad day for freedom 
of speech. ... the Court's decision upholding the McCain-Feingold campaign 
finance reform presages more assaults on our First Amendment rights. ... 
December 15, 2003 ... shall make no law  abridging the freedom of speech," 
but Justices... [DOC] [TLE] High Court Upholds Most of Campaign Finance Law - latimes [PAR] Dec 11, 2003 ... The 5-4 decision upheld nearly all of last year's broad campaign ... last year 
banned unlimited donations, known as "soft money," from ... But in one of four 
dissents, Justice Antonin Scalia said: "This is a sad day for the freedom of speech
. ... Amendment is meant to protect: the right to criticize the government. [DOC] [TLE] McCain-Feingold Bill Upheld by Supreme Court [PAR] NBC Nightly News. NBCUniversal Media. 10 Dec. 2003. NBC Learn. Web. ... 
WILLIAMS: Today's decision also upholds a part of the law opposed by groups 
from the ... In dissent, Justice Scalia called it a sad day for freedom of speech. ... 
The biggest impact of campaign finance reform is already visible. ... All Rights 
Reserved. [DOC] [TLE] Supreme Court Upholds 'Soft Money' Limits | Fox News [PAR] Dec 10, 2003 ... Scalia called it "a sad day for the freedom of speech." ... The campaign finance 
law is often known as "McCain-Feingold" -- named for its chief... [DOC] [TLE] Campaign reform law upheld - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Dec 11, 2003 ... In its most significant campaign finance decision in a generation, the court ... free 
speech rights of political parties, businesses and labor unions when ... "This is a 
sad day for the freedom of speech," said Justice Antonin Scalia. ... The law, the 
first major campaign finance legislation in 30 years, often is called... [DOC] [TLE] Campaign Finance Reform, Supreme Court's Opinion [PAR] Supreme Court: 5-4 for Campaign Finance Reform ... that justice, except on this 
or that issue," the Court upheld the majority of the law ... First Amendment rights 
of these parties to participate in core political speech. ... Justice Scalia states in 
his opinion that: "This is a sad day for the freedom of ... [Posted December 11, 
2003]. [DOC] [TLE] Worldandnation: Election money limits upheld - Tampa Bay Times [PAR] Published December 11, 2003 ... The 5-4 decision upholds nearly all of last 
year's broad campaign finance reform ... Dissenting were Chief Justice William H. 
Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia, ... Scalia called it "a sad day for the 
freedom of speech." ... In exchange for the soft money ban, the new campaign 
finance law... [DOC] [TLE] Campaign Finance Reform [PAR] Then in December 2003, by a 5-4 vote, the Court upheld nearly all of BCRA's ... 
Title I of BCRA prohibited soft money, i.e., campaign contributions that were not 
subject to existing limits under the ... The four dissenters, Chief Justice Rehnquist 
and Justices Scalia, Kennedy, and ... This is a sad day for the freedom of speech. [DOC] [TLE] MCCONNELL V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMM'N [PAR] [December 10, 2003]. Justice Scalia

Question: Justice Scalia called a 2003 decision upholding campaign finance laws "a sad day for" this right
Answer: freedom of speech