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October Term 2013 · decided Apr 2, 2014

McCutcheon v. FEC

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  • McCutcheon v. FEC, OT 2013, April 2, 2014.
  • Citation: 572 U.S. 185.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 2014-04-02 (October Term 2013). Citation: 572 U.S. 185. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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