The ACLJ represents a group of minors who's right to contribute to political campaigns was denied by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ("BCRA"), which prohibited individuals 17 years old or younger from making political campaign contributions. Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow participated in oral arguments in this case before the Supreme Court of the United States on September 8, 2003, asking the high court to let stand the decision of a special panel that had considered the case and ruled in our favor. On December 10, 2003, the Supreme Court returned a unanimous decision, upholding the panel's decision concerning the unconstitutional restriction on the free speech of minors. The Court held that "minors enjoy the protection of the First Amendment." On December 10, 2003, the court ruled in our favor. The decision strikes down as unconstitutional a ban prohibiting minors under the age of 18 from making monetary contributions to political campaigns of their choice. The ACLJ represents a group of minors who's right to contribute to political campaigns was denied by the Campaign Finance Reform Act. A special panel considering this case ruled completely in favor of the position presented by the ACLJ. We asked the high court to let that decision stand. Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow participated in oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States on September 8, 2003.