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Cite as:  589 U. S. ____ (2019) 

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Per Curiam 

index  limits  means  that  limits  which  are  already  suspi-
ciously  low”  will  “almost  inevitably  become  too  low  over 
time.”  548 U. S., at 261.  The failure to index “imposes the 
burden  of  preventing  the  decline  upon  incumbent  legisla-
tors who may not diligently police the need for changes in 
limit  levels  to  ensure  the  adequate  financing  of  electoral 
challenges.”  Ibid.  So too here.  In fact, Alaska’s $500 con-
tribution limit is the same as it was 23 years ago, in 1996.  
1996 Alaska Sess. Laws ch. 48, §10(b)(1). 
  In Randall, we noted that the State had failed to provide 
“any special justification that might warrant a contribution 
limit  so  low.”    548  U. S.,  at  261.    The  parties  dispute 
whether there are pertinent special justifications here. 
  In light of all the foregoing, the petition for certiorari is 
granted, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated, 
and the case is remanded for that court to revisit whether 
Alaska’s  contribution  limits  are  consistent  with  our  First 
Amendment precedents. 

It is so ordered.