GRACE OTTONE v. WILLIAMSON INVESTMENTS, LLC, D/B/A FLORIDA VILLAS MOBILE HOME PARK

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• holding no compelling interest in “leveling the playing field” via election funding statute for Free Speech Clause purposes
• finding that the intervention of a political action committee that is independent of a specific candidate breaks the “candidate-funding circuit”
• noting that limits on contributions serve to combat corruption even though limits on independent expenditures do not
• explaining that “leveling the playing field” is not a legitimate reason for government to place burdens on political speech
• noting that lower level of scrutiny requiring that challenged law be “closely drawn” to serve a “sufficiently important interest” has been applied to limits on contributions to candidates
• reaffirming that closely drawn standard for campaign contributions remains valid after Citizens United

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