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Campaign cycle. now almost $49,000 to candidates combin combined. those are called aggregate limits. now donors can give to as many candidates as they want, can max out to as many as they want. five justices in the majority decided there is no corruption in that. the majority narrowly defined corruption as quote, the quid pro quo bribery fielded in the gilda page. decision came only four days after presumptive presidential candidates traveled to las vegas. before he left las vegas, governor chris christie was forced to apologize for using the term occupied territories.

Contributions? >> this is another supreme court case that tests the proposition that the problem with our broken political system is that there just isn't enough money in it. the citizens united case dealt with corporate and union spending, essentially buying advertisements in elections and lifted restrictions on that. this is a case about campaign contributions, that is, giving money to the candidate. the supreme court's conservative majority has expressed doubts about whether the government really does have a free hand to limit those to, say, $2,600 per election cycle. the specific test here...

Unlikely that the court is going to uphold the aggregate limits, at least as applied to individual candidates. secondly, i think it's equally clear the court understands very little about the mechanics of how elections are financed, and number three, this is not a court that's inclined to show deference to congress that presumably understands those mechanics better. but i think at the end of the day, as we all think about the problem of money in politics, we have to face the reality that limits have not worked, and they have not worked because this court is not going to uphold them, and they h...

Mccutchen versus federal election in a case that will determine the overall limits on what an individual can give to candidates, political parties, and political action committees in a two-year election cycle. which means more money in politics. just what we all need. for more now, i'm joined by nbc justice correspondent, pete williams. pete, the actual amount you can give to a candidate is not being challenged here. but rather the aggregate limit that you can give to all candidates or all political parties or committees. is that right? >> precisely right. there is a limit of $2600. that's how...

But the supreme court is open hearing oral arguments starting today. tomorrow a case on money and politics. most people understand there's a limit on how much you can give to an individual federal candidate for congress or the president and that's $2600 per election. most people don't know there's another limit on the total amount that you can give to all candidates or all political parties put together or a two-year period. $4800 for all candidates put together. it's another $75,000 or so to political parties and other political committees like funds for clean air. so if you add it all up it'...