CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION et al. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION et al.
Supreme Court Cases
453 U.S. 182 (1981)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a provision of the 1971 Federal Elections Campaign Act prohibiting individual contributions of over $5000 to multicandidate political committees violated First Amendment guarantees of speech and associational freedoms.
Action
Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.