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Mccutcheon V. Federal Election Commission, Stephen M. Degenaro
Mccutcheon V. Federal Election Commission, Stephen M. Degenaro
Notre Dame Law Review Reflection
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission involved a challenge to limits imposed on the amount a donor may contribute during a single election cycle. In McCutcheon, the Court was presented with the question of whether the aggregate limits placed on contributions to candidate and noncandidate committees either lacked a cognizable constitutional interest or were unconstitutionally too low. In a five to four decision, the Supreme Court held that the aggregate limits on campaign contributions burden substantial First Amendment rights without furthering a permissible government interest.