Summary Of The Mccutcheon's Case

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It is precisely because of the involvement of Republican organizations, McCutcheon's case quickly attracted the attention of political and public opinion. More than three months after the filing of the lawsuit, the District Court of the District of the Federal District ruled favoring the Federal Election Commission, stating that the government had the right to impose restrictions on individual contributions for purposes of preventing corruption. For the ruling, McCutcheon and the Republican camp is clearly unacceptable, so McCarthy himself in October 9, 2012 directly to the federal Supreme Court.
For the case of McCutcheon v. FEC once again revealed to John Roberts as Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court rather "judicial activism" means

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