Legal Opinion

Real Truth About Obama, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 8, 2010No. 08-1977PublishedCited by 195 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per curiam

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 876, — L.Ed.2d - (2010), the Supreme Court held that the government may not, under the First Amendment, suppress speech on the basis of the speaker’s corporate identity and that a statutory prohibition of corporate spending for electioneering communications violated the First Amendment. Based on that holding, the Court granted the petition filed in this case for a writ of certiorari, vacated our judgment, reported in The Real Truth About Obama, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission, 575 F.3d 342 (4th Cir.2009), and…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Real Truth About Obama, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  3. Real Truth About Obama, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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