On October 8, the Court will hear arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. At issue is the constitutionality of the aggregate contribution limits of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. A three-judge district court, in an opinion by Judge Janice Rogers Brown, upheld the law over a First Amendment challenge. Among other things, the appellants (Shaun McCutcheon and the Republican National Committee) invite the Justices to reconsider the applicability and constitutionality of the contribution-versus-expenditure dichotomy first formulated in Buckley v. Valeo (1976) and followed since. Next week SCOTUSblog will host an online symposium in which contributors will explore the history of the general controversy and the various paths the Court might take to resolve the case. A list of contributors follows below the jump.
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