CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION et al. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION et al.

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CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION et al. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION et al.

Supreme Court Cases

453 U.S. 182 (1981)

Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether a provision of the 1971 Federal Elections Campaign Act prohibiting individual contributions of over $5000 to multicandidate political committees violated First Amendment guarantees of speech and associational freedoms.

Action

Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.

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Legal Principle at Issue

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