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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…

Unenforceable: States Respond to McCutcheon and Support the First Amendment
July 8, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

On April 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which invalidated the federal aggregate limit on contributions ...

Issue Analysis No. 9: Aggregate and Proportional Limits in the States: Have they Reduced Corruption or Promoted Better Government?
July 8, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

On April 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. 1 In that case, plaintiff Shaun McCutcheon challenged the overall limits imposed ...

State Aggregate Limits and Proportional Bans under McCutcheon
July 8, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On April 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.[1] In that case, plaintiff Shaun McCutcheon challenged the ...

Statement of Anne Marie Mackin to the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee on Wyoming’s Aggregate Contribution Limits
June 5, 2014   •  By Anna Mackin   •  ,

Co-Chairs Case and Berger and members of the Committee, on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, thank you for inviting me to present ...

Legislative Review: 2013 State Legislative Trends – Campaign Contribution Limits Increase in Nine States
May 9, 2014   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

First Amendment political speech freedoms dramatically increased last year as nine state legislatures continued to liberalize campaign finance laws in the wake of the 2010 ...

Wyoming Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
May 5, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding serious constitutional and practical ...

Do Campaign Donors Influence Polarization? Evidence from Public Financing in the American States
May 1, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

Does the source of campaign funds influence legislative polarization? We develop competing theoretical expectations regarding the effects of publicly-financed elections on legislative voting behavior. We posit ...

D.C. Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
April 30, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

New York Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
April 30, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

Joint Statement of David Keating and Bradley A. Smith to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on McCutcheon v. FEC
April 30, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present our views on the hearing titled, “Dollars and Sense:  How ...

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