HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (Docket #: 05-969) (2007)  [Findlaw] Secondary Link Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.  [Legal Information Institute] Argument Date 04/25/2007 Decided 6/25/2007 Supreme Court Vote 5-4 Note This case was consolidated with McCain, et al., v. Wisconsin Right to Life (06-970). Three Justices would overrule the McConnell decision on the facts of this case; Justice Alito was also sympathetic to that possibility. Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained   Issue Whether the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act’s ban on election season campaign ads by corporations violates the First Amendment. Supreme Court Times Link Majority Opinion Roberts, C.J. Concurring Opinion Scalia, J. (concurring in judgment, joined by Kennedy, J., & Thomas, J.), Alito, J. Dissenting Opinion Souter, J. (joined Stevens, Ginsburg, J., & Breyer, J.) Certiorari Granted 01/19/2007 Lower Court United States District Court, District of Columbia Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained Oral Arguments audio (Oyez)  [Oyez] Lawyers For Petitioner Paul D. Clement (Solicitor General) for Appellant Federal Election Commission Seth P. Waxman (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr) for Appellants Sen. John McCain et al. For Respondent James Bopp Jr.; Bopp (Coleson & Bostrom; The James Madison Center for Free Speech) Tony Mauro Analysis "Rhetoric aside, most First Amendment claimants lose" "Court seems ready to chip away at campaign-finance law" "Is McCain-Feingold Act poised for a setback?" "First Amendment claims get mixed reception at Court," (6/26/2007) Opinion - Lower Court Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission (US Dist. Ct. Court for the Dist. of Colum., 2006) News AP, "Court Allows Issue Ads Near Elections," June 25, 2007 AP, "High court hearing challenge to issue-ad restrictions" (4-25-06) Greenhouse, Linda and David Kirkpatrick, "Justices Loosen Ad Restrictions in Campaign Finance Law," The New York Times, June 25, 2007 Richey, Warren, "Court clips campaign-finance law," The Christian Science Monitor, June 26, 2007 Other Lyle Denniston, "Analysis: 'Blackout' on campaign ads in doubt" (SCOTUS blog, 4-25-07) Lyle Denniston, "Fast review sought on big campaign finance case" (SCOTUSblog, 1/2/07) Prior Supreme Court decision: Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission (2006) Commentary Editorial, "A Loophole Reopens," The Washington Post, June 26, 2007, Sect. A, p. 20 Editorial, "Free Speech and Campaigns," The Chicago Tribune, June 26, 2007 Editorial, "Roberts Rules," The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2007, Sect.A, p. 14 Richard H. Pildes, "WRTL: A Constitutional Sea Change," SCOTUSblog, 6/25/2007  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links

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