American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock
GPTKB entity
Statements (134)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
January 10, 2012
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
legal scholars debate
influence on political action committees ongoing campaign finance discussions regulatory challenges for states |
| gptkbp:case_number |
11-1179
Supreme Court decision on corporate spending |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
shift in political landscape
expanded definition of political speech increased scrutiny of state laws overturned lower court ruling struck down state law affirmed corporate political spending rights reaffirmed Citizens United ruling |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
impact on state campaign finance laws
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| gptkbp:case_types |
First Amendment case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court gptkb:Montana_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:date |
March 2012
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:2012
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court June 25, 2012 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
11-1179
Supreme Court Docket |
| gptkbp:effect_on_federal_laws |
reinforced federal campaign finance laws
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| gptkbp:effect_on_state_laws |
invalidated state restrictions
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 25, 2012
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| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
future campaign finance cases
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock
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| gptkbp:impact |
political spending
state campaign finance laws political spending regulations |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Montana_Secretary_of_State
gptkb:Steve_Bullock gptkb:American_Tradition_Partnership |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
132 S. Ct. 2490
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Montana
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:political_influence gptkb:Citizens_United_ruling gptkb:Montana's_Corrupt_Practices_Act gptkb:political_representation civic engagement public policy political discourse public interest civic responsibility government accountability political advocacy constitutional law judicial review political campaigns political landscape election integrity government regulation political activism voter mobilization political accountability political donations democratic process electoral process electioneering communications political action committees political engagement electoral reform judicial activism judicial precedent campaign strategies free market principles political equality political rights political competition super PACs constitutional protections free speech rights campaign transparency political contributions government regulation of speech First Amendment jurisprudence campaign advertising state versus federal law voter influence corporate spending in elections state interests in regulating elections post-Citizens United era |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
gptkb:Montana_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
campaign finance
free speech argument |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
unconstitutional ruling
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
corporate speech rights
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:American_Tradition_Partnership
American Tradition Partnership's attorneys Steve Bullock's attorneys |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Montana's_Corrupt_Practices_Act
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| gptkbp:material |
challenge to Montana law
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| gptkbp:outcome |
overturned state law
struck down Montana law ruled in favor of American Tradition Partnership |
| gptkbp:political_impact |
increased corporate influence
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC expanded political speech rights |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
controversial ruling
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Buckley_v._Valeo
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission gptkb:Montana_v._United_States gptkb:Montana_Code_Annotated_§_13-35-227 gptkb:American_Tradition_Partnership_v._Bullock_II gptkb:American_Tradition_Partnership_v._Bullock_III gptkb:American_Tradition_Partnership_v._Bullock_IV gptkb:American_Tradition_Partnership_v._Bullock_VI gptkb:Mc_Cutcheon_v._Federal_Election_Commission American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock V |
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
First Amendment implications
state vs. federal authority impact on democracy debate on money in politics role of corporations in elections |
| gptkbp:significance |
First Amendment rights
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| gptkbp:state_law_challenged |
Montana's campaign finance law
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| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:2012
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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