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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…

Courts should undo this dumb, unfair rule on campaign finance
April 11, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Campaign finance laws often raise difficult questions about the intersection of free speech and elections, but not every case is a tough one. Some ...

Money doesn’t buy elections and elections aren’t rigged. Period.
March 28, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

Searching for “rigged election” in Google News turns up “about 288,000 results.” Add “Trump” to the search and you get “about 342,000” hits. Enough ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Nebraska Legislative Bill 252
March 2, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

If Legislative Bill 252 becomes law as written, there is a high likelihood that the law will be found unconstitutional if challenged in court. ...

Amicus Brief: Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. v. Strange
January 30, 2017   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Judge Neil Gorsuch Writes Sophisticated Concurring Opinion Striking Down Colorado Contribution Limit Disparity
January 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) Using our screen to find cases, Judge Gorsuch wrote or joined ...

Amicus Brief: Tennessee Republican Party, et al. v. SEC, et al.
November 23, 2016   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Campaign Finance Regulations Increase the Influence of Super PACs
August 26, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Bloomberg BNA recently covered a report highlighting a developing trend in campaign finance this election cycle. The report, by the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI), ...

Do State Campaign Finance Reforms Increase Trust and Confidence in State Government?
March 30, 2016   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

The political and legal battle over campaign finance reform hinges on differing views about the importance of such regulations for preserving and enhancing the integrity ...

Comments to the SEC on MSRB and FINRA Pay-to-Play Rules, File No. SR-MSRB-2015-14, File No. SR-FINRA-2015-056
January 20, 2016   •  By David Keating   •  ,

For the reasons discussed below, CCP urges the Commission to reject the MSRB and FINRA proposals under consideration here because they impermissibly restrict core ...

Coalition Letter in Support of “Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act” (H.R. 1104) in Tax Extenders Legislation
December 14, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

The undersigned civil liberties, free expression, and nonprofit advocacy groups and attorneys who represent advocacy organizations have a wide variety of views on the ...

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