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Updated May 15, 1998


Campaign Finance Reform: A Legal Analysis of
            Issue and Express Advocacy

                      L. Paige Whitaker
                      Legislative Attorney
                    American Law Division


Summary


Supreme Court Decisions


    In the 1976 landmark decision, Buckley v. Valeo,1 the Supreme Court distinguished
between communications that expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly
identified candidate and those communications that advocate a position on an issue. The


1 424 U.S. 1 (1976).


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