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…

Corruption versus Influence

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March 13, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Tom Friedman’s latest column in The New York Times (‘Is It Sheldon Adelson’s World?’) describes how political donor Sheldon Adelson spends his money differently ...

Suggested Improvements to Kansas House Bill 2213

March 5, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments commending the Legislature for its ...

Practical Issues with Utah House Bill 60

February 23, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

This legislation runs contrary to prevailing academic research, which shows that contribution limits will neither decrease corruption, nor produce “good” government, nor improve public ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 92

February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

Depending on one’s reading of this hopelessly vague bill, it goes as far as to outright ban corporate funding of independent expenditures – in ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota House File 375

February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

Depending on one’s reading of this hopelessly vague bill, it goes as far as to outright ban corporate funding of independent expenditures – in ...

Contribution Limits Increase in 15 States and Federally after Citizens United

January 21, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

Five years after the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down a federal law on First Amendment grounds banning corporations ...

Recommendations to Massachusetts Campaign Finance Task Force on Internet Ad Disclaimers and Election Cycle Contribution Limits

December 17, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP would like to comment on some practical and constitutional concerns that we sincerely hope the Task Force will address in their discussion of ...

Bradley A. Smith’s Opening Remarks: AmericanForum: How we finance our political campaigns (Video)

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October 9, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Below is a transcript of Bradley A. Smith’s opening remarks: When I was at the Federal Election Commission I used to keep a file ...

Comment on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rule G-37 to Extend its Provisions to Municipal Advisors

October 1, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

I write on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“CCP”), a § 501(c)(3) organization founded to educate the public concerning the benefits of ...

Calling Campaign Legal Center: Incorruptible Oregon refuses to get with the program

August 23, 2014   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

A couple weeks ago, the Campaign Legal Center’s lobbyist, Meredith McGehee, took the pages of The Hill to excoriate Virginia for not passing more ...

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