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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR LIFE, INC. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	December 15, 1986
Date Argument	October 07, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	479 U.S. 238 107 S. Ct. 616 1986 U.S. LEXIS 26 93 L. Ed. 2d 539
Docket	85-701

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Massachusetts U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Petitioner	Federal Election Commission
Respondent	nonprofit organization or business

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Campaign Spending (cf. Governmental Corruption): FEDERAL STATUTE Federal Election Campaign
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Powell Scalia regular concurrence O'Connor dissent White Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Campaign Spending (cf. Governmental Corruption): CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Powell Scalia regular concurrence O'Connor dissent White Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-015-01

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