Campaign spending: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Campaign spending,” part of the First Amendment area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 30 decisions, newest first

• National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election CommissionAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  2026 U.S. LEXIS 2886Decided June 30, 20266–3Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for SenateLaw held unconstitutional
  142 S. Ct. 1638Decided May 16, 20226–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Thompson v. Hebdon
  140 S. Ct. 348Decided November 25, 20199–0Per curiam
• Williams–yulee v. the Florida Bar
  575 U.S. 433Decided April 29, 20155–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• McCutcheon v. FECLaw held unconstitutional
  572 U.S. 185Decided April 2, 20145–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Steve BullockLaw held unconstitutional
  567 U.S. 516Decided June 25, 20125–4Per curiam
• Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club Pac v. Ken BennettLaw held unconstitutional
  564 U.S. 721Decided June 27, 20115–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  558 U.S. 310Decided January 21, 20105–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Davis v. FECLaw held unconstitutional
  554 U.S. 724Decided June 26, 20085–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  551 U.S. 449Decided June 25, 20075–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Neil Randall v. William H. SorrellLaw held unconstitutional
  548 U.S. 230Decided June 26, 20066–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
  546 U.S. 410Decided January 23, 20069–0Per curiam
• Mitch McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  540 U.S. 93Decided December 10, 20035–4John Paul Stevens
• Federal Election Commission v. Christine Beaumont
  539 U.S. 146Decided June 16, 20037–2David H. Souter
• Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee
  533 U.S. 431Decided June 25, 20015–4David H. Souter
• Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac
  528 U.S. 377Decided January 24, 20006–3David H. Souter
• Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones v. Federal Election CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  518 U.S. 604Decided June 26, 19967–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
  494 U.S. 652Decided March 27, 19906–3Thurgood Marshall
• Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  479 U.S. 238Decided December 15, 19865–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action CommitteeLaw held unconstitutional
  470 U.S. 480Decided March 18, 19857–2William H. Rehnquist
• Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee
  459 U.S. 197Decided December 13, 19829–0William H. Rehnquist
• Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign CommitteeLaw held unconstitutional
  459 U.S. 87Decided December 8, 19826–3Thurgood Marshall
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission
  455 U.S. 577Decided March 8, 19829–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing v. City of BerkeleyLaw held unconstitutional
  454 U.S. 290Decided December 14, 19818–1Warren E. Burger
• Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  454 U.S. 27Decided November 10, 19819–0Byron R. White
• California Medical Association v. Federal Election Commission
  453 U.S. 182Decided June 26, 19815–0Thurgood Marshall
• First National Bank of Boston v. BellottiLaw held unconstitutional
  435 U.S. 765Decided April 26, 19785–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Buckley v. ValeoLaw held unconstitutional
  424 U.S. 1Decided January 30, 19767–1Per curiam
• Cort v. Ash
  422 U.S. 66Decided June 17, 19759–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. International Union United Automobile
  352 U.S. 567Decided March 11, 19575–3Felix Frankfurter

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error