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How the decision did and did not change the world.

What social science can tell us.

Buckley v. Valeo confines campaign finance regulation to actual corruption, rather than amorphous claims about “undue influence.”

Those who blame Buckley for our current problems are wrong to do so. A contrary decision would have made things worse.

The Institute for Free Speech held a virtual panel with Bradley A. Smith, Joel Gora, and Eugene Volokh to reflect on the history of ...

Despite sustained criticism from all sides, Buckley's core principle persists: government cannot ration political speech.

The Constitution doesn’t require citizens to accept harassment as the price of civic engagement.

The core First Amendment principles of Buckley v. Valeo endure after fifty years.

Experts and scholars reflect on Buckley’s legacy on the decision’s fiftieth anniversary

James L. Buckley, et al. v. Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the United States Senate, et al. argued before the Supreme Court of the United ...