Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 2003No. 02-403PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
Since 1907, federal law has barred corporations from contributing directly to candidates for federal office. We hold that applying the prohibition to nonprofit advocacy corporations is consistent with the First Amendment.
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The current statute makes it unlawful... for any corporation whatever ... to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with” certain federal elections, 90 Stat. 490, as renumbered and amended, 2 U. S. C. § 441b(a), “contribution or expenditure” each being defined to include “anything of value,” § 441b(b)(2). The prohibition does not, however, forbid “the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Regan v. Taxation With Representation of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PACSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by170 opinions
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- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
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