| Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley | |
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| Argued October 14, 1981 Decided December 14, 1981 | |
| Full case name | Citizens Against Rent Control/Coalition for Fair Housing v. City of Berkeley, California |
| Citations | 454U.S.290 (more) 102 S. Ct. 434; 70L. Ed. 2d 492; 1981U.S. LEXIS 135 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 27 Cal.3d 819, 614P.2d 742 (1980). |
| Holding | |
| The Court struck down state limits on contributions to committees that advocated the passage or defeat of ballot issues as a violation of the First Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burger, joined by Brennan, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | Marshall |
| Concurrence | Blackmun, O'Connor |
| Dissent | White |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley, 454 U.S. 290 (1981), was acase in which theSupreme Court of the United States invalidated a California law that set limits on contributions to ballot issue campaigns. The ruling relies heavily on the Court's earlier decisions inBuckley v. Valeo, holding that limits on contributions to political candidates implicate theFirst Amendment, andFirst National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, holding that the state governments have no compelling interest in limiting spending on speech about ballot issues.[1]
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