The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 6, 1981
Decision: Tuesday, November 10, 1981
Issues: First Amendment, Campaign Spending

Advocates

Jan W. Baran (on behalf of the Petitioner, NRSC)
Robert F. Bauer (on behalf of Respondent, DSCC)
Charles N. Steele (on behalf of the Petitioner, FEC)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for Fec, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Election Campaign
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Fec v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Comm., 454 U.S. 27 (1981),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_939/>
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