McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes 13-402
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 2, 2014
gptkbp:filedIn October 8, 2013
gptkbp:firstClaim Civic engagement
Regulatory scrutiny
Political discourse
Campaign strategies
Public trust in elections
Political polarization
Political accountability
Voter engagement
Election outcomes
Grassroots fundraising
Political advertising
State campaign finance laws
Political party funding
Campaign finance advocacy
Electoral competitiveness
Campaign finance litigation
Influence of wealthy donors
Political donations transparency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
gptkbp:impact Campaign contributions
Political action committees
Super PACs
Increased individual contribution limits
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legalStatus Freedom of speech
Campaign finance limits
Influenced future campaign finance cases
U.S._campaign_finance_law
gptkbp:outcome Struck down aggregate contribution limits
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Chief_Justice_John_Roberts
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial decision
Criticism from campaign finance reform advocates
Support from libertarian groups
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Buckley_v._Valeo
gptkb:McConnell_v._FEC
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First_Amendment
Campaign finance reform
Political spending
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:Shaun_McCutcheon
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5-4