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…

Connecticut Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon

April 29, 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. ...

Maine Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon

April 29, 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. ...

CCP Comments on Constitutional Issues with Minnesota House File 2662

March 18, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

I write to draw your attention to several significant constitutional concerns presented by House File 2662, which seeks to require a Minnesota corporation or ...

The Curious Case of Contribution Limits in an Era of Independent Expenditures

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November 7, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  

Minnesota was one of eight states to raise contribution limits in 2013, but according to some, the Gopher State hasn’t gone far enough to ...

McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission

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October 4, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the biennial contribution limits case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, October 8th. The suit challenges the ...

UPDATED: Issue Analysis No. 6: Do Lower Contribution Limits Produce “Good” Government?

October 1, 2013   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Advocates for strict campaign finance laws and low contribution limits often suggest that such limits will do much to improve government. For this reason, proposals and groups urging ...

Center for Competitive Politics Files Brief in Support of Colorado’s Efforts to Conform to Federal Court Rulings

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August 12, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) filed a friend of the court brief with the Colorado Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold Secretary ...

UPDATED: Issue Analysis No. 5: Do Lower Contribution Limits Decrease Public Corruption?

August 1, 2013   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Advocates of campaign finance regulation often claim that contributions to political candidates must be limited to guard against corruption. They argue that, as contribution limits increase, so too ...

Wagner v. FEC

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July 10, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) and the Cato Institute filed a joint friend-of-the-court brief urging that strict scrutiny must be applied to a law that ...

CCP Comments on California’s Assembly Bill 45

April 24, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

California Assembly Bill 45, under consideration by the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee, introduces a new reporting regime for donors who contribute $250 or more ...

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