1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones, Treasurer v. Federal Election Commission
518 U.S. 604 · 116 S. Ct. 2309 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4258
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 95-489
- U.S. Reports
- 518 U.S. 604
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 2309
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4258
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Judgment of the Court |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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