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…
Despite sustained criticism from all sides, Buckley's core principle persists: government cannot ration political speech.
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 ...
Today’s Supreme Court oral argument in NRSC v. FEC ably illustrated that limits on coordinated political party expenditures violate the First Amendment
National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, et al. argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 2025.
Because political spending is considered a form of political speech, the complaint argues that Georgia’s current system gives one candidate more speech rights than ...
The SEC’s ‘pay to play’ rule is an unconstitutional infringement on the right to participate in politics.
Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on September 9, 2025.
Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on September 9, 2025.