· 12/13/1982
Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee
Citations
- 459 U.S. 197
- 103 S. Ct. 552
- 74 L. Ed. 2d 364
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 172
- 51 U.S.L.W. 4037
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that Citizens 19 United applies to independent campaign expenditures and has no relevance 20 to contribution limits
- holding that Citizens 19 United applies to independent campaign expenditures and has no relevance 20 to contribution limits
- noting that the FECA's provisions relating to corporate political spending were designed \to prevent both actual and apparent corruption\
- noting that the FECA’s provisions relating to corporate political spending were designed “to prevent both actual and apparent corruption”
- observing that legislative determination as to the need for prophylactic measures where corruption is evil feared will not be second-guessed
- stating that courts owe “considerable deference” to Congress's “careful legislative adjustment of the federal electoral laws, in a cautious advance, step by step”
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Judges: Rehnquist
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