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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	DAVIS v. FEC LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 26, 2008
Date Argument	April 22, 2008
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	554 U.S. 724 128 S. Ct. 2759 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5267 171 L. Ed. 2d 737
Docket	07-320

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Petitioner	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Respondent	Federal Election Commission

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Campaign Spending (cf. Governmental Corruption): INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 2 U.S.C. § 441
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
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	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2007-072-01

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