Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley

Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley, 454 U.S. 290 (1981), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated a local law that set limits on contributions to ballot issue campaigns. The ruling relies heavily on the Court's earlier decisions in Buckley v. Valeo, holding that limits on contributions to political candidates implicate the First Amendment, and First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, holding that the state and local governments have no compelling interest in limiting spending on speech about ballot issues.^[1]

Full case nameCitizens Against Rent Control/Coalition for Fair Housing v. City of Berkeley, California

Citations454 U.S. 290 (more)

102 S. Ct. 434; 70 L. Ed. 2d 492; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 135

Prior27 Cal.3d 819, 614 P.2d 742 (1980).

MajorityBurger, joined by Brennan, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens

Quick facts Argued October 14, 1981 Decided December 14, 1981, Full case name ...

Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley
Supreme Court of the United States
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	454 U.S. 290 (more) 102 S. Ct. 434; 70 L. Ed. 2d 492; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 135
Case history
Prior	27 Cal.3d 819, 614 P.2d 742 (1980).
Holding
The Court struck down limits on contributions to committees that advocated the passage or defeat of ballot issues as a violation of the First Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
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

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