Law Newz: Supreme Court Upholds Decision Closing Loophole for ‘Soft Money’ Political Donationsq

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“Voters are the winners of this decision to turn back unregulated soft money and to reaffirm the importance of effective party contribution limits,” said Tara Malloy, deputy executive director at the Campaign Legal Center, who had filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the case. “Without these soft money limits, political parties would again become vehicles through which big donors would attempt to buy influence over elected officials and their policy decisions.”

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