United States campaign financepolitical speech expenditurescontribution limits

Buckley v. Valeo

424 U. S. 1 (1976)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1976

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Campaign finance regulation implicates core First Amendment rights of political expression and association; limits on contributions are constitutional as marginal restraints serving the anti-corruption interest, but limits on independent and candidate expenditures are unconstitutional because they directly and substantially restrain political speech.

Area of Law

General

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