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


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Rent regulation Rent regulation is a system of laws, administered by a court or a public authority, which aims to ensure the affordability of housing and tenancies on the rental market for dwellings. Generally, a system of rent regulation involves: *Price cont ...


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