Legal Opinion
California Medical Ass'n v. Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 1981No. 79-1952PublishedCited by 243 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall, joined by Justice Brennan, Justice White, and Justice Stevens
In this case we consider whether provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 86 Stat. 11, as amended, 2 U. S. C. § 431 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. III), limiting the amount an unincorporated association may contribute to a multicandidate political committee violate the First Amendment or the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment. Concluding that these contribution limits are consti*185tutional, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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The California Medical Association (CMA) is a not-for-profit unincorporated association of approximately…
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