558 U.S. 310 (2010), 08-205, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Citation: 558 U.S. 310, 130 S.Ct. 876, 175 L.Ed.2d 753, 78 U.S.L.W. 4078

Opinion Judge: KENNEDY Justice

Party Name: CITIZENS UNITED, Appellant, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

Attorney: Theodore B. Olson, for Appellant. Floyd Abrams, for Senator Mitch McConnell as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Appellant. Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Seth P. Waxman, for Senator John McCain, as amici curiae, by special leave of th...

Judge Panel: KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and SCALIA and ALITO, JJ., joined, in which THOMAS, J., joined as to all but Part IV, and in which STEVENS, GINSBURG, BREYER, and SOTOMAYOR, JJ., joined as to Part IV. ROBERTS, C. J., filed a concurring opinion, in which AL...

Case Date: January 21, 2010

Court: U.S. Supreme Court