Legal Opinion
Rufer v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 19, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2014-0837PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
To curb the risk and appearance of corruption, Congress has, for almost 40 years, placed dollar limits on individual contributions to federal candidates and their parties. The Supreme Court has upheld these limits repeatedly. At the same time, recent Supreme Court cases instruct that Congress may not limit contributions to political action committees and other entities that do not coordinate their expenditures with candidates or parties. In the Court’s view, non-coordinated expenditures by these groups, even if used to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mazurek v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- University of Texas v. CamenischSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Pursuing America's Greatness v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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