Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Regulation: Buckley v. Valeo and Its Supreme Court Progeny. CRS Report for Congress. (Updated November 18, 2008.)

摘要

This report first discusses the key holdings enunciated by the Supreme Court in Buckley, including those upholding reasonable contribution limits, striking down expenditure limits, upholding disclosure reporting requirements, and upholding the system of voluntary presidential election expenditure limitations linked with public financing. It then examines the Court's extension of Buckley in several subsequent cases, evaluating them in various regulatory contexts.