Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court case

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Citizens_United_v._FEC_Supreme_Court_case

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	September 9, 2009 March 24, 2009
gptkbp:citation	558 U.S. 310
gptkbp:date	January 21, 2010
gptkbp:decision	Landmark decision
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:SpeechNow.org_v._FEC
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:heldBy	Corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court case
gptkbp:impact	Led to the creation of Super PACs Increased political spending by corporations and unions
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue	gptkb:First_Amendment Campaign finance
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito Sonia Sotomayor (in part)
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	Extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Austin_v._Michigan_Chamber_of_Commerce McConnell v. FEC (in part)
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:Citizens_United
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:McConnell_v._FEC
gptkbp:publicReaction	Highly controversial
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:subject	Corporate personhood Electioneering communications Political speech
gptkbp:votingSystem	5-4
gptkbp:website	https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Citizens_United
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6