Legal Opinion

McConnell v. Federal Election Commission

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 10, 2003No. 02-1674PublishedCited by 731 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

*114Justice Stevens and Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to BCRA Titles I and II.*

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), 116 Stat. 81, contains a series of amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA or Act), 86 Stat. 11, as amended, 2 U. S. C. §431 et seq. (2000 ed. and Supp. II), the Communications Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 1088, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 315 (2000 ed. and Supp. II), and other portions of the United States Code, 18 U. S. C. §607 (Supp. II), 36 U. S. C. §§510-511 (Supp. II), that are challenged in these cases.1 In this…

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2Cases cited73 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by731 opinions

  1. Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Davis v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. CBOCS West, Inc. v. HumphriesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Real Truth About Obama, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009

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