Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee: Implications for parties, corporate polictical dialogue, and campaign finance reform

• Published in: American business law journal Vol. 40; no. 1; p. 83
• Main Author: Richards, Eric L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, Ohio Academy of Legal Studies in Business 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002-US; Campaign contributions; Candidates; Child support; Congressional elections; Constitutional law; Expenditures; Political advertising; Political finance; Political parties; Presidential elections; Studies; Supreme Court decisions; United States > US

The US Supreme Court, in Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee (Colorado II) (2001), upheld the constitutionality of legislation limiting the amount of money political parties can spend in cooperation with candidates for federal office. This long-awaited decis...