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April 3, 2014

Supreme Court Strikes Down Election Cycle Limits on Political Donations 
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The Supreme Court has struck down a long-standing limit on how much
donors can give to federal candidates, political parties and political
action committees in a two-year election cycle. Without any aggregate
limit, a donor can now give millions directly to candidates and parties.
The 5-to-4 decision is being described as the "next Citizens United" for
further removing barriers to big money in politics.

 

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