Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Citizens_United_v._FEC_(2010)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	2009-03-24 2009-09-09
gptkbp:citation	558 U.S. 310 numerous subsequent campaign finance cases
gptkbp:controversy	widely debated decision
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	2010-01-21
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber	08-205
gptkbp:effect	increased influence of money in U.S. elections allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on independent political expenditures
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
gptkbp:joinedBy	gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito Sonia Sotomayor (in part) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (in part)
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalHolding	Corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Austin_v._Michigan_Chamber_of_Commerce McConnell v. FEC (in part)
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:Citizens_United
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:SpeechNow.org_v._FEC creation of Super PACs
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:military gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution campaign finance
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:politics corporate speech campaign finance regulation
gptkbp:votingSystem	5-4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:McConnell_v._Federal_Election_Commission_(in_part)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7