WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court today stated that it will review a campaign financing case examining whether state and local governments can limit candidate spending.U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who filed an Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of several United States Senators asking the Court to review the campaign spending limits case stated, Revisiting the courts campaign finance decision on mandatory spending limits could change the way elections are financed in this country. Unlimited spending in campaigns has put public office out of reach for many qualified candidates.Both plaintiffs and defendants are asking the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling on Randall v. Sorrell. The Second Circuit US Court of Appeals, based in Manhattan, ruled that mandatory campaign spending limits in Vermont may be permissible under the United States Constitution. Vermonts state legislature passed mandatory limits in 1997.After losing in the Second Circuit, plaintiffs in Randall v. Sorrell petitioned for Supreme Court review. Plaintiffs argue that under Buckley v. Valeo, which equated money with speech, spending limits cannot be upheld under the First Amendment.The National Voting Rights Institute, which represents the defendants, who are in favor of spending limits, has been at the forefront of efforts to revisit Buckley for more than a decade and is also urging the Supreme Court to take this case. Other Senators signing the brief are Arlen Specter (R-PA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Maria E. Cantwell (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), and Edward Kennedy (D-MA).