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McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, 572 U.S. 185 (2014), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court on campaign finance.The decision held that Section 441 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which imposed a limit on contributions an individual can make over a two-year period to all national party and federal candidate committees, is unconstitutional.
McCutcheon rose to national prominence when he filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 2012. [6] McCutcheon specifically challenged the FEC’s “aggregate contribution limits,” which had imposed a cap on contributions an individual could make over a two-year period to national party and federal candidate committees.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Davis v. Federal Election Commission, however, cast considerable doubt on the constitutionality of these provisions, and in 2011 the Supreme Court held that key provisions of the Arizona law – most notably its matching fund provisions – were unconstitutional in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club ...
McCutcheon v. FEC: 572 U.S. 185 (2014) 2014-04-02 Limits on the total amounts of money that individuals can donate to political campaigns during two-year election cycles violate the First Amendment. Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action: 572 U.S. 291 (2014) 2014-04-22
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Case name Citation Date decided Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez: 572 U.S. 1: March 5, 2014 BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina: 572 U.S. 25: March 5, 2014 Rosemond v.
In McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Bopp successfully represented McCutcheon. The Supreme Court struck down section 441 of the Federal Election Campaign Act, which imposed a limit on contributions an individual could make over a two-year period to national party and federal candidate committees, is unconstitutional. [37]