McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Chief Justice ROBERTS announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Justice SCALIA, Justice KENNEDY, and Justice ALITO join.
1Opinion of the Court
There is no right more basic in our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders. Citizens can exercise that right in a variety of ways: They can run for office themselves, vote, urge others to vote for a particular candidate, volunteer to work on a campaign, and contribute to a candidate's campaign. This case is about the last of those options.
The right to participate in democracy through political contributions is protected by the First Amendment, but that right is not absolute. Our cases have held that Congress may regulate campaign contributions to protect…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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