Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
Summary available in legal databases Arguments presented by both sides Detailed in Supreme Court records No. 99-404 |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:legal_case
June 25, 2000 |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
April 25, 2000
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Influenced future campaign finance legislation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC
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| gptkbp:impact |
Political campaign financing laws
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:528_U._S._377_(2000)
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Governor_Bob_Nixon
gptkb:Shrink_Missouri_Government_PAC |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Judicial scrutiny of campaign finance laws
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Campaign finance regulation
Campaign finance reform debates Constitutional validation of contribution limits Reflects judicial philosophy on free speech |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act
gptkb:Federal_Election_Campaign_Act |
| gptkbp:material |
Background on Missouri's campaign finance laws
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
gptkb:Mc_Cutcheon_v._FEC |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
Analyzed in law reviews Relevant to ongoing debates on campaign finance Influenced state-level campaign finance laws Court ruled that limits on campaign contributions are constitutional Constitutional limits on contributions upheld Impact on political donations Significant for First Amendment rights Significant for campaign finance law Upheld contribution limits |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent campaign finance cases
Set precedent for contribution limits |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens Mixed reactions from political groups |
| gptkbp:related_to |
Missouri campaign finance laws
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| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Discussed in political science literature
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| gptkbp:significance |
First Amendment implications
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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