Campaign Finance Regulation Under the First Amendment : Buckley v. Valeo and Its Supreme Court Progeny

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses Supreme Court views on campaign finance regulation and constitutionality of the Federal Election Campaign Act in the First Amendment case of Buckley v. Valeo, and subsequent cases. Looks ...

Discusses Supreme Court views on campaign finance regulation and constitutionality of the Federal Election Campaign Act in the First Amendment case of Buckley v. Valeo, and subsequent cases. Looks at contribution and expenditure limits, disclosure requirements, ballot initiatives, corporate expenditures, labor union solicitation of political action committee funds, political party and committee expenditures, and leaflet distribution in issue-based elections.

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