Court blocks Arizona candidates' matching funds
June 8, 2010 The court says in a brief order Tuesday that it will prevent the
state from using its system of so-called matching funds at least
until the justices decide whether to hear the full appeal of
opponents of the campaign funding system.
Publicly funded candidates get matching funds when they're
outspent by privately funded rivals or targeted by independent
groups' spending.
Lower courts split on whether matching funds are constitutional.
