For Buckley v. Valeo we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Campaign Finance and Political.

Buckley V. Valeo (Campaign Finance)

A 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the majority ruled that mandatory limits on campaign spending, candidates' spending of their own money, and independent expenditures are violations of the constitutional right to free speech and thus prohibited. The same decision upheld the constitutionality of limits on individual and committee contributions to candidates, public financing for presidential elections, and campaign contribution disclosure. The Buckley ruling applies to state and local, as well as federal, elections.

Buckley V. Valeo (Political)

Landmark 1976 Supreme Court decision on campaign finance law that upheld the Federal Election Campaign Act's disclosure requirements, contribution limits, and provision for public funding of presidential election campaigns. However, the court struck down spending limits in the law, except for the limits accepted voluntarily by presidential candidates who receive public funds. Thus, the ruling allowed for unlimited spending by congressional candidates (they do not receive public funds), and by persons or groups who campaign for or against a candidate, but who do not coordinate their activities with any candidate or campaign. The ruling also said that candidates who do not receive public money do not have to limit spending of their own personal funds on their campaigns.

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