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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…

Do Campaign Donors Influence Polarization? Evidence from Public Financing in the American States
May 1, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

Does the source of campaign funds influence legislative polarization? We develop competing theoretical expectations regarding the effects of publicly-financed elections on legislative voting behavior. We posit ...

D.C. Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
April 30, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

New York Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
April 30, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

Joint Statement of David Keating and Bradley A. Smith to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on McCutcheon v. FEC
April 30, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present our views on the hearing titled, “Dollars and Sense:  How ...

Connecticut Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
April 29, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

Maine Aggregate Limit Statute Likely Unconstitutional under McCutcheon
April 29, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

With the 2014 elections rapidly approaching, we urge you to take quick action to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. ...

CCP Comments on Constitutional Issues with Minnesota House File 2662
March 18, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

I write to draw your attention to several significant constitutional concerns presented by House File 2662, which seeks to require a Minnesota corporation or ...

The Curious Case of Contribution Limits in an Era of Independent Expenditures

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November 7, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  

Minnesota was one of eight states to raise contribution limits in 2013, but according to some, the Gopher State hasn’t gone far enough to ...

McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission

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October 4, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the biennial contribution limits case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, October 8th. The suit challenges the ...

UPDATED: Issue Analysis No. 6: Do Lower Contribution Limits Produce “Good” Government?
October 1, 2013   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Advocates for strict campaign finance laws and low contribution limits often suggest that such limits will do much to improve government. For this reason, proposals and groups urging ...

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