Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

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

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Citizens_United
gptkbp:arguedDate	2009-03-24 2009-09-09
gptkbp:citation	558 U.S. 310 numerous subsequent campaign finance cases political reform advocates and critics
gptkbp:controversy	increased influence of money in politics
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	2010-01-21
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Roberts_Court
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber	08-205
gptkbp:effect	struck down restrictions on independent expenditures by corporations and unions
gptkbp:externalLink	https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/558/310/ https://www.oyez.org/cases/2009/08-205
gptkbp:fullTitle	gptkb:Citizens_United,_Appellant_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. Federal Election Commission
gptkbp:impact	led to increased political spending by corporations and unions
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito John Paul Stevens (in part)
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:oralArgumentAudio	available from Oyez.org
gptkbp:originatedIn	challenge to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Austin_v._Michigan_Chamber_of_Commerce gptkb:McConnell_v._Federal_Election_Commission_(in_part)
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Citizens_United
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:SpeechNow.org_v._FEC
gptkbp:principle	political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment
gptkbp:relatedConcept	Super PAC
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:SpeechNow.org_v._FEC
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:First_Amendment campaign finance corporate political spending
gptkbp:votingSystem	5-4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5