Number: RL30669
Title: The Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Regulation: Buckley v. Valeo and Its Supreme Court Progeny
Authors: L. Paige Whitaker, American Law Division 
Abstract: 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.
Pages: 46
Date: November 18, 2008