缅因州对超级PAC捐款的5 000美元上限因言论自由问题于2025年被击落,该案仍有待裁决。 Maine's $5,000 cap on super PAC donations was struck down in 2025 over free speech concerns, with the case still pending.

2024年11月,缅因州选民批准了5 000美元的超级PAC捐款上限,目的是遏制富裕捐助者的影响力。 In November 2024, Maine voters approved a $5,000 cap on super PAC contributions, aiming to curb wealthy donors' influence. 然而,2025年7月美国治安法官Karen Frink Wolf法官的裁决以言论自由为由,取消了限制。 However, a July 2025 ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf struck down the limit, citing free speech concerns. 缅因州总检察长Aaron Frey提出上诉, 两位PACs, “Dinner Table Action”和“为了我们的未来”提出新的诉讼, 质疑法律的合宪性, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey appealed, and two PACs, "Dinner Table Action" and "For Our Future," filed a new lawsuit challenging the law’s constitutionality. 该案仍悬而未决,法律上的不确定性拖延了执行工作,并引起对不平等的政治影响和宪法保护的关切。 The case remains pending, with legal uncertainty delaying implementation and raising concerns about unequal political influence and constitutional protections.