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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…

McCain-Feingold Electioneering Brownout Kicks in Today

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September 8, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The "electioneering communications" provisions of the McCain-Feingold law kick into place today.  This means no union or corporate money may be used to finance ...

Contribution Contradiction in North Carolina

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August 7, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

North Carolina Governor Mike Easley has been busy. On July 23, 2006, he signed into law H.B. 1845, which prohibits the personal use of ...

Campaign Finance Laws and Political Efficacy: Evidence from the States
August 1, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

DO CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS affect how citizens view their government? This question is both theoretically important and policy-relevant. A central argument for more restrictive campaign finance laws at ...

Competition and the Alleged Leadership PAC “Loophole”

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July 31, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Many "reform" organizations are claiming that Congress is going to open a "loophole" in campaign finance law by allowing leadership PACs to make unlimited ...

Debating the CFI Report

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July 26, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Michael Malbin, President of the Campaign Finance Institute, responds in part to my comments on CFI's study of non-profits' election activity.  And I respond ...

Manifest Dynamism: Independent Organizations in the 21st Century

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July 18, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  , ,

One week after The Hill reports that 527 legislation is in trouble on the Hill, IRS reports show that the ...

Diverse Coalition Lines Up to Support Free Political Speech

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May 10, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The Institute for Justice joins hands with CCP and other supporters such as the Cato Institute to fight Vermont’s Act 64, which imposes expenditure limits on ...

State Campaign Finance Reform, Competitiveness, and Party Advantage in Gubernatorial Elections
April 1, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

Electoral competition is thought to be the cornerstone of democratic rule, yet many policymakers, scholars, and concerned citizens perceive the existence of a competitiveness crisis in ...

Rethinking Campaign Finance Prohibitions
January 3, 2005   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Modern politicians and activists face a sea of complex and contradictory campaign finance regulations. Every step is governed by limits, prohibitions, reporting requirements -- all run ...

Political Money: The New Prohibition
January 1, 1997   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Our system of campaign financing fosters subterfuge and corruption, favors wealthy candidates over those not so blessed, puts candidates on a perpetual fund-raising treadmill, and is ...

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