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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…

Disclosure for contribution limits: a fair trade?

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March 22, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  ,

Our friend Jonathan Rauch of The Atlantic believes he’s found a way to solve the problems inherent in the campaign finance system: he calls ...

James v. FEC

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March 20, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics legal team, led by Legal Director Allen Dickerson, filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of ...

Libertarian National Committee v. FEC

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March 20, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The case was filed in 2011 and concerned the estate of Raymond Groves Burrington of Knox County, Tennessee, who left the Libertarian Party $217,734 ...

The Relationship Between OFA and Contribution Limits

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March 5, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

By now everyone’s heard (well, everyone who cares about campaign finance regulation has heard) about the Obama (c)(4) “Organizing for Action,” and there’s some ...

Comments on Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 79
February 8, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

CCP Director of External Relations, Matt Nese, submitted comments to members of Nebraska’sGovernment, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee on Legislative Bill 79, which repeals the now unconstitutional Campaign Finance Limitation Act, but troublesomely lowers reporting thresholds for ...

Illinois Suit Promises Renewed Interest in Contribution Limits

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July 26, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

A situation is developing in Illinois that CCP has been watching closely since we first caught wind of the potential suit in Illinois, finally ...

Media check: what is “huge” in campaign spending?

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July 10, 2012   •  By Brad Smith   •  

Today we address a small but typical example of the kind of bias we routinely see creep into reporting on campaign finance. Today’s example ...

Testimony of Allen Dickerson before the Maryland Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law
June 13, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , , ,

CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson was invited to offer testimony to the Maryland Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, established by the the Maryland ...

Allen Dickerson testimony before Maryland General Assembly Commission
June 13, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  , , ,

CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson was invited to offer testimony today to the Maryland Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, established by the the ...

The Changing Rhetoric of Campaign Finance — Illinois Democrats Offer Innovative Campaign Freedom Measure

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May 17, 2012   •  By IFS staff   •  

Illinois Democrats have an interesting proposal to “level the playing field” with independent expenditure committees.  A Federal Court recently applied the SpeechNow.org logic to ...

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