Sen. Russ Feingold questioned Judge Sotomayor on campaign fiannce issues, according to this Post report.

“It would be inappropriate for me to say anything about that area of the law,” she told Feingold.

CQ Politics has more on the exchange.

“I appreciate what you’ve said to me, but this is a special circumstance given the pendency of that particular case,” she said.

Feingold said he probably would say the same thing if he were in her shoes.