Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Elections : From 10/01/06 To 07/01/07
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Elections, Tax-exempt Organizations |
| Title: | Fed. Election Comm'n v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. |
| Date: | 06/25/07 |
| Case Number: | 06-969, 06-970 |
| Summary: | In an action brought by a nonprofit corporation, Wisconsin Right to Life (WRTL), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and alleging that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act section 203's prohibition on corporate election communications was unconstitutional as applied to certain ads, summary judgment for WRTL on its challenge is affirmed. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | Davenport v. Washington Educ. Ass'n |
| Date: | 06/14/07 |
| Case Number: | 05-1589 |
| Summary: | A state does not violate the First Amendment by requiring its public-sector unions to receive affirmative authorization from a non-member before spending that non-member's agency fees for election-related purposes. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Per Curiam |
| Title: | Lance v. Coffman |
| Date: | 03/05/07 |
| Case Number: | 06-641 |
| Summary: | In an action brought by Colorado citizens involving the constitutionality of a state constitutional provision limiting redistricting to once per census, a judgment finding the suit barred by issue preclusion is vacated in part where plaintiffs lacked standing to bring their Elections Clause claim as their alleged injury was an undifferentiated, generalized grievance about the conduct of government. |