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Supreme Court strikes down limits on federal campaign donations
By Robert Barnes April 2
The Supreme Court’s divisive decision Wednesday striking down a Watergate-era
limit on campaign contributions was the latest milestone for conservative justices
who are disassembling a campaign finance regime they feel violates free-speech rights.
The 5 to 4 decision — striking down the limit on the total amount of money wealthy
donors can contribute to candidates and political committees — was the fifth since Chief
Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. joined the court that agreed
with constitutional arguments challenging laws designed to blunt the influence of
money in politics.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...e16c30-ba74-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html
By Robert Barnes April 2
The Supreme Court’s divisive decision Wednesday striking down a Watergate-era
limit on campaign contributions was the latest milestone for conservative justices
who are disassembling a campaign finance regime they feel violates free-speech rights.
The 5 to 4 decision — striking down the limit on the total amount of money wealthy
donors can contribute to candidates and political committees — was the fifth since Chief
Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. joined the court that agreed
with constitutional arguments challenging laws designed to blunt the influence of
money in politics.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...e16c30-ba74-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html