The law's prohibition on the largely unregulated contributions known as soft money is justified, the opinion concluded.

It would, among other things, ban the unlimited and unregulated contributions known as soft money.

Soft money is largely unregulated contributions raised by political party committees and outside groups.

But both have one thing in common: many checks of soft money, the large, unregulated contributions.

The 1996 election was marked by concerns and scandals over the unregulated contributions known as soft money, she noted.

The proposal would ban unregulated contributions, lower many contribution limits and step up enforcement.

That bill would, among other things, ban unlimited, unregulated large contributions to the parties.

By contrast, the Democrats received 92 percent of unregulated contributions over $1 million.

Until this year, these unregulated contributions did not have to be publicly disclosed by the political parties.

The bill would ban the unlimited, unregulated contributions to political parties known as soft money.