Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac — Stevens, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Stevens, concurring, emphasizes that money is property not speech and that campaign finance regulations rest on property and liberty concerns rather than the First Amendment. He critiques Buckley's reliance on the First Amendment to invalidate expenditure limitations as a functional equivalent of substantive due process. Separate opinions by Thomas, Kennedy, and Breyer respectively advocate for strict scrutiny, overruling Buckley, and applying a balancing approach.