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| | | Issue | Whether the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act’s ban on election season campaign ads by corporations violates the First Amendment. | |
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Supreme Court Times Link
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Majority Opinion
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Roberts, C.J. |
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Concurring Opinion
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Scalia, J. (concurring in judgment, joined by Kennedy, J., & Thomas, J.), Alito, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Souter, J. (joined Stevens, Ginsburg, J., & Breyer, J.) |
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Certiorari Granted
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01/19/2007 |
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Lower Court
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United States District Court, District of Columbia |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim sustained |
| Lawyers |
Paul D. Clement (Solicitor General) for Appellant Federal Election Commission
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Seth P. Waxman (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr) for Appellants Sen. John McCain et al.
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| Tony Mauro Analysis |
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| Opinion - Lower Court |
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| News |
AP, "Court Allows Issue Ads Near Elections," June 25, 2007
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Greenhouse, Linda and David Kirkpatrick, "Justices Loosen Ad Restrictions in Campaign Finance Law," The New York Times, June 25, 2007
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Richey, Warren, "Court clips campaign-finance law," The Christian Science Monitor, June 26, 2007
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| Commentary |
Editorial, "A Loophole Reopens," The Washington Post, June 26, 2007, Sect. A, p. 20
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Editorial, "Free Speech and Campaigns," The Chicago Tribune, June 26, 2007
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Editorial, "Roberts Rules," The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2007, Sect.A, p. 14
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