Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
The Court invalidated restrictions on corporate independent election spending while upholding disclosure and disclaimer provisions.
- Decision date
- January 21, 2010
- Docket
- 08-205
- Subject
- Campaign finance
| Current justice | Role at the time | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | Chief Justice | Joined the Court opinion; wrote a concurrence. |
| Clarence Thomas | Associate Justice | Joined all but Part IV of the Court opinion; wrote separately opposing disclosure requirements and joined part of Scalia’s concurrence. |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | Associate Justice | Joined the Court opinion and the Roberts and Scalia concurrences. |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Associate Justice | Joined Part IV of the Court opinion and Stevens’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. |
Evidence locator: Syllabus participation paragraph and opinions; PDF participation page 7. The Reporter’s syllabus is a guide, not the Court’s opinion.
Sources you can check
- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · Supreme Court of the United States
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