By Ross Kaminsky
By a 5-4 vote along the usual “conservative versus liberal” fault line, the Supreme Court has struck down aggregate limits on political contributions.
The issue was the total amount a person may contribute, complying with base limits, across multiple candidates, parties, and committees.
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The effect of aggregate limits was to limit the number of candidates, parties, or PACs a donor could contribute to (without having to reduce contribution amounts to comply with the aggregate limit).
As of today, those limits no longer exist.
