Bluman v. Federal Election Commission
Issue: Whether Congress violates the First Amendment
by making it a crime for individuals who lawfully
reside in the United States, but are neither U.S.
citizens nor “permanent residents” under the
immigration laws, to make independent expenditures
or campaign contributions in connection with any
federal, state, or local election; or whether, as the
district court held, the ban satisfies strict scrutiny as
a “piecemeal” attempt to reduce the “influence” on
“how voters will cast their ballots” of aliens whom
Congress may suspect of lacking “primary loyalty” to
the nation.
Judgment: Affirmed on January 9, 2012.
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
