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A regulation that bans the advertising of liquor prices. The government says their interest is to reduce the consumption of alcohol for health and safety. However, this regulation is not directly related to the interest. This is a ban on truthful, non-misleading commercial messages and that rarely protects consumers from arm. Also, this is not a restraint that is limited to furthering the interest. | A regulation that bans the advertising of liquor prices. The government says their interest is to reduce the consumption of alcohol for health and safety. However, this regulation is not directly related to the interest. This is a ban on truthful, non-misleading commercial messages and that rarely protects consumers from arm. Also, this is not a restraint that is limited to furthering the interest. | ||
=====Campaign Contributions: | =====Campaign Contributions: Buckley v. Valeo (1976)===== | ||
When you give money to a political candidate you are always communicating a message.The regulation is that individuals cannot contribute more than $25,000 to campaigns in a year. You cannot do this, it is a limit on speech. A regulation that individuals cannot contribute more than $1,000 to anything relative to clearly identified candidate also is not okay.The rules are… | When you give money to a political candidate you are always communicating a message.The regulation is that individuals cannot contribute more than $25,000 to campaigns in a year. You cannot do this, it is a limit on speech. A regulation that individuals cannot contribute more than $1,000 to anything relative to clearly identified candidate also is not okay.The rules are… | ||
*(1) Congress can limit the amount individual humans can contribute to any political candidate. | *(1) Congress can limit the amount individual humans can contribute to any political candidate. | ||
*(2) Congress cannot limit the amount individual humans can contribute to advocacy on behalf of any political candidate or issue. (PACs) | *(2) Congress cannot limit the amount individual humans can contribute to advocacy on behalf of any political candidate or issue. (PACs) | ||
Corporations are added to these rules by Citizens United. | Corporations are added to these rules by Citizens United. | ||
=====McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (2014)===== | =====McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (2014)===== | ||
A law restricting hw much money a donor can contribute in total to all political candidates or committees is unconstitutional under the first amendment. The first amendment protects participation in the democratic process. A law seting an aggregate cap on donations to individual candidates and committees is not sufficiently related to avoiding corruption. | A law restricting hw much money a donor can contribute in total to all political candidates or committees is unconstitutional under the first amendment. The first amendment protects participation in the democratic process. A law seting an aggregate cap on donations to individual candidates and committees is not sufficiently related to avoiding corruption. |