Several residents of the United States who are not U.S. citizens have sued to win the ability to make campaign contributions in federal elections. On January 7, U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina ruled that they have standing to pursue their case. Here is the decision in Bluman v Federal Election Commission, 10-1766, in Washington, D.C. U.S. law already lets permanent resident aliens contribute. But aliens who are here legally, and may work in the U.S. legally, but who lack permanent status, are barred from contributing.
Judge Urbina also ruled that the case should go to a 3-judge U.S. District Court, to challenge the law itself that makes contributions from aliens illegal. But, a separate lawsuit will be needed if the same plaintiffs also want to challenge the regulations on that subject, because a lawsuit against the regulations must go before a single U.S. District Court, not a 3-judge court.
See this news story from Courthouse News Service, which gives details about the individuals who brought the case, and why they are so passionate about their desire to make campaign contributions.