Campaign Finance Law: The Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of BCRA in McConnell v. FEC

Whitaker, L. P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Elections;    Campaign finance reform -- Law and legislation;    Law;    Supreme Court;   

RP-ID  :  RS21693
RP-ID  :  RS21693_2003Dec19

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in McConnell v. FEC. The court upheld against facial constitutional challenges key portions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), (P.L. 107-155, commonly known as the McCain-Feingold or Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform law).