SHAUN McCUTCHEON V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
134 S.Ct. 1434 (2014)
NATURE OF THE CASE: McCutcheon (P) appealed a dismissal of its action against Federal
(D), claiming that 2 U.S.C.S. 441a(a)(3) violated the First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
FACTS: Base limits restrict how much money a donor may contribute to a particular
candidate or committee while aggregate limits restrict how much money a donor may contribute
in total to all candidates or committees. P contributed to 16 different federal candidates,
complying with the base limits applicable to each. P alleges that the aggregate limits
prevented him from contributing to 12 additional candidates and to a number of noncandidate
political committees. P contributed a total of $33,088 to 16 different federal candidates,
in compliance with the base limits applicable to each. He alleges that he wished to
contribute $1,776 to each of 12 additional candidates but was prevented from doing so by the
aggregate limit on contributions to candidates. P also contributed a total of $27,328 to
several noncandidate political committees, in compliance with the base limits applicable to
each. He alleges that he wished to contribute to various other political committees,
including $25,000 to each of the three Republican national party committees, but was
prevented from doing so by the aggregate limit on contributions to political committees. P
and the Republican National Committee (P) filed a complaint before a three-judge District
Court, asserting that the aggregate limits were unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
The District Court denied their motion for a preliminary injunction and granted the
Government's motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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