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Contribution Limits: Caps on First Amendment Activity
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Contribution limits are monetary restrictions on the amount an individual or group can donate to a political actor – usually a candidate, political party, or political action committee. The Supreme Court first allowed limits on contributions in Buckley v. Valeo. The Court’s ruling acknowledged that contribution limits were a restriction on First Amendment activity, but allowed them on the theory…

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota House File 375
February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

Depending on one’s reading of this hopelessly vague bill, it goes as far as to outright ban corporate funding of independent expenditures – in ...

Contribution Limits Increase in 15 States and Federally after Citizens United
January 21, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

Five years after the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down a federal law on First Amendment grounds banning corporations ...

Recommendations to Massachusetts Campaign Finance Task Force on Internet Ad Disclaimers and Election Cycle Contribution Limits
December 17, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP would like to comment on some practical and constitutional concerns that we sincerely hope the Task Force will address in their discussion of ...

Bradley A. Smith’s Opening Remarks: AmericanForum: How we finance our political campaigns (Video)

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October 9, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Below is a transcript of Bradley A. Smith’s opening remarks: When I was at the Federal Election Commission I used to keep a file ...

Comment on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rule G-37 to Extend its Provisions to Municipal Advisors
October 1, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

I write on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“CCP”), a § 501(c)(3) organization founded to educate the public concerning the benefits of ...

Calling Campaign Legal Center: Incorruptible Oregon refuses to get with the program
August 23, 2014   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

A couple weeks ago, the Campaign Legal Center’s lobbyist, Meredith McGehee, took the pages of The Hill to excoriate Virginia for not passing more ...

Holmes v. FEC
July 29, 2014   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Can a campaign contribution restriction be based solely on the time of year it was given under the guise of fighting corruption, or do ...

Policy Primer: Campaign Contribution Limits – A Cap on Free Speech
July 18, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

There is a false perception that most states limit all forms of campaign contributions. While many states impose some limits on political giving, the reality ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Massachusetts House Bill 4226
July 8, 2014   •  By David Keating   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I write to comment on several constitutional and practical concerns included in House Bill 4226. While ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Massachusetts House Bill 4226
July 8, 2014   •  By David Keating   •  , , , ,

The Honorable Therese Murray The Honorable Bruce E. Tarr Re:  Constitutional and Practical Issues with House Bill 4226 Dear President Murray, Minority Leader Tarr, ...

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