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18 Supreme Court Cases during the 2009 Term

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009

Free Speech

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Whether a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which bars unions and corporations (both for-profit and non-profit) from engaging in "electioneering communications," violates the First Amendment and should be struck down as facially unconstitutional.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Free Speech

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Whether a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which bars unions and corporations (both for-profit and non-profit) from engaging in "electioneering communications," violates the First Amendment and should be struck down as facially unconstitutional.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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United States v. Stevens
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009

Free Speech

United States v. Stevens

Whether the First Amendment permits the government to criminalize the interstate sale or possession of any depiction of animal cruelty that is illegal where the depiction is created, sold or possessed, unless the depiction has serious value.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009
United States v. Stevens

Free Speech

United States v. Stevens

Whether the First Amendment permits the government to criminalize the interstate sale or possession of any depiction of animal cruelty that is illegal where the depiction is created, sold or possessed, unless the depiction has serious value.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Kucana v. Holder
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009

Immigrants' Rights

Kucana v. Holder

Whether a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals denying a motion for reconsideration in an asylum case is subject to judicial review.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2009
Kucana v. Holder

Immigrants' Rights

Kucana v. Holder

Whether a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals denying a motion for reconsideration in an asylum case is subject to judicial review.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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