FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC. (2007) - Ballotpedia

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC.

Term: 2006
Important Dates
Argued: April 25, 2007
Decided: June 25, 2007
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
John Roberts
Concurring
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2007. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 2007.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - campaign spending (cf. governmental corruption):
Petitioner: Federal Election Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Public interest organization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 551 U.S. 449
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Roberts

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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