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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding campaign finance laws, in which the Court found that laws restricting the political spending of corporations and unions are inconsistent with the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The Roberts Court is the time since 2005 during which the Supreme Court of the United States has been led by John Roberts as Chief Justice. ... Citizens United v.
United States: 552 U.S. 74 (2007) whether trading drugs for a gun constitutes use of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 924 and Bailey v. United States: Kimbrough v. United States: 552 U.S. 85 (2007) whether the 100:1 ratio between powder and crack cocaine imposed by the United States Sentencing Commission yields "reasonable" sentences Gall v. United ...
Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal: 546 U.S. 418 (2006) Religious Freedom Restoration Act • statutory interpretation: Unanimous: Roberts' opinion, which was unanimous as to the eight justices participating, ruled that a church was properly granted an injunction under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act against criminal prosecution for its sacramental use of a ...
Soon after John Roberts took his seat at the center of the Supreme Court bench on Thursday, the cadence of the justices’ questioning suggested the chief justice would have an easy majority, if ...
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2022.
Here’s a look at the life of John Roberts, chief justice of the United States.. Personal. Birth date: January 27, 1955 Birth place: Buffalo, New York Birth name: John Glover Roberts Jr. Father ...
Virginia v. Harris: 558 U.S. 978 (2009) Fourth Amendment • investigative stops • drunk driving: Scalia: Roberts dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. The Virginia Supreme Court had ruled that a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he stopped a driver reported to be drunk and driving dangerously, because the officer did not first independently verify that he was ...