The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether “Hillary: The Movie” should be considered a political ad. The 90-minute anti-Clinton film was shown in eight theaters during the 2008 Democratic primary season, and its creators, Citizens United, wanted to run ads in key primary states and show the movie on cable television’s video-on-demand. Federal courts ruled that the ads would violate the McCain-Feingold law, which revised the nation’s campaign finance laws, and judges called “Hillary” an attack ad. The case may settle the question of whether the government can regulate a politically charged film as a campaign ad.
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