National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n · ¶37

The Court has held that statutory limits on contributions to candidates or parties—as distinct from limits on expenditures—are subject to “closely drawn” scrutiny, a nominally “lesser but still rigorous standard of review.” Ibid. (quotation marks omitted). The Government must demonstrate “a sufficiently important interest” and employ means “closely drawn” to that interest. Ibid. (quotation marks omitted).

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