Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc.
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| Argued October 14, 1998 Decided January 12, 1999 | |
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| Full case name | Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc. |
| Citations | 525 U.S. 182 (more) 525 U.S. 182; 119 S.Ct. 636 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc. v Meyer 870 F. Supp 995 (1994); American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc. v Meyer 120 F.3d 1092 (1997) |
| Holding | |
| That Colorado's requirement of name, badge, and financial disclosure on petition proponents and their circulators violate the First Amendment freedom of speech protection under the Constitution. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Souter, Kennedy, Scalia, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Thomas |
| Concur/dissent | O'Connor, joined by Breyer |
| Dissent | Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. I, Fourteenth Amendment | |
Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, 525 U.S. 182 (1999) was a case before the United States Supreme Court. The case deals with the authority of states to regulate the electoral process, and the point at which these regulations become violative of First Amendment freedoms.
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