Exhibit 897

SpeechNow.org v. FEC, contribution-limit holding

Exhibit 897 · Court opinion

SpeechNow.org v. FEC, contribution-limit holding

In light of the Court’s holding as a matter of law that independent expenditures do not corrupt or create the appearance of quid pro quo corruption, contributions to groups that make only independent expenditures also cannot corrupt or create the appearance of corruption.

Same opinion, separate passage.

Source: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Date: 26 March 2010
Quoted from: slip op. 14
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2010/03/08-5223-1236837.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
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Finding POL-5.1: Primary record In Citizens United (2010) the Supreme Court held, 5 to 4, that independent expenditures by corporations do not give rise to corruption or its appearance, and held, 8 to 1, that the disclaimer and disclosure requirements of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act are constitutional. In SpeechNow.org v. FEC (D.C. Circuit, en banc, 26 March 2010) the court held that contributions to groups making only independent expenditures cannot be limited and upheld the registration and reporting requirements for those groups.