The Oyez Project: First Amendment Issues - Campaign Spending Decisions

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 Mar 1990 12:00:00 -0500

Did the Michigan Campaign Finance Act violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments?

Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Comm. - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 08 Dec 1982 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Buckley v. Valeo - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 30 Jan 1976 12:00:00 -0500

Did the limits placed on electoral expenditures by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech and association clauses?

Citizens Against Rent Control v. Berkeley - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 14 Dec 1981 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Cmte. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Are congressional campaign expenditure limitations on parties facially unconstitutional and thus unenforceable even as to spending coordinated with a candidate?

Fec v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Comm. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 10 Nov 1981 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Fec v. National Right To Work Committee - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 13 Dec 1982 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Federal Election Campaign Act's ban on corporate political donations violate the freedom of speech for incorporated, non-profit advocacy groups?

First National Bank Of Boston v. Bellotti - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 26 Apr 1978 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

McConnell v. Federal Election Commission - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:00:00 -0500

1. Does the "soft money" ban of the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 exceed Congress's authority to regulate elections under Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution and/or violate the First Amendment's protection of the freedom to speak?

2. Do regulations of the source, content, or timing of political advertising in the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 violate the First Amendment's free speech clause?

Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:00:00 -0500

Does Buckley v. Valeo govern state regulations on contributions to state political candidates? Do the federal limits approved in Buckley, with or without adjustment for inflation, define the scope of permissible state limitations? Is Missouri's statutory limit on campaign contributions unconstitutional?

Randall v. Sorrell - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

(1) Do expenditure limits for political candidates violate the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech? (2) Are Vermont's contribution limits of $200-$400 per candidate for individuals, political groups, and political parties unconstitutionally low under the First Amendment?

Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003) allow "as-applied" challenges to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's prohibitions on corporate funding of political advertisements?