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First National Bank Of Boston v. Bellotti

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-1172
Appellee: 
Bellotti
Appellant: 
First National Bank Of Boston
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
435 U.S. 765 (1978)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 9, 1977
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 26, 1978
Issues: 
First Amendment, Campaign Spending

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The Oyez Project, First National Bank Of Boston v. Bellotti , 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_1172)
(last visited Monday, November 9, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for First National Bank Of Boston, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Wrote a regular concurrence
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.