Buckley v. Valeo (1976) upheld limits on campaign contributions, but held that spending money to influence elections is protected speech by the First Amendment.

That landmark ruling gave expenditures the highest possible First Amendment protection, striking down spending limits while upholding limits on contributions.

The Supreme Court upheld limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, delighting advocates of a broader ban, now before Congress.

The Supreme Court today upheld limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for federal office.

Two years later the Supreme Court struck down most of the limits on spending as an infringement on free speech but upheld limits on contributions.

A1 The Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 vote, upheld limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

Even Justice Kennedy, though, left open the possibility that in a future case he might uphold limits on both expenditures and contributions.

The Court did not, however, uphold limits on independent expenditures.

A10 A German court upheld strict limits on asylum-seekers.

The Supreme Court has in the past upheld limits on some forms of offensive speech.