Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ruling [US SC] News
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ruling [US SC]

Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, US Supreme Court, June 25, 2007 [holding that Section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is unconstitutional if applied to prohibit corporate-sponsored issue advocacy]. Read the Court's opinion [text] per Chief Justice Roberts, along with a concurrence [text] from Justice Alito, a second concurrence [text] from Justice Scalia, and a dissent [text] from Justice Souter. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here

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On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.

Canadian constitution patriated with bill of rights

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