December 10, 2003judicialcampaign financeconstitutional lawelectionscampaign financecourts
Supreme Court upholds McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law
On Dec. 10, 2003, the Supreme Court upheld major parts of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in McConnell v. FEC. The ruling temporarily preserved restrictions on party soft money and electioneering communications before later decisions narrowed them.