Court Tosses RNC Challenge to Cash Rules

WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal three-judge panel dismissed the Republican National Committee's claim that aggregate political contributions are "unconstitutionally low and unconstitutionally overbroad."
Under the Federal Elections Campaign Act, donors can give no more than an aggregate of $46,200 to candidates and their authorized committees and no more than $70,800 to anyone else, limiting the total amount of contributions over a two-year period.
The RNC and Republican Shaun McCutcheon sued the FEC to abolish aggregate limits, claiming that they not only limit political contributions, but also free speech.
The judges disagreed, stating that the issue of contribution limits is legislative, not judicial. They also stated that the limits are justified by the government's motive to stop corruption.

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