Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac
528 U.S. 377 · Decided January 24, 2000 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac was decided on January 24, 2000 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice David H. Souter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Campaign spending” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 528 U.S. 377 · 120 S. Ct. 897 · 145 L. Ed. 2d 886 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 826
- Docket number
- 98-963
- Decided
- January 24, 2000
- Argued
- October 5, 1999
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- David H. Souter
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Campaign spending
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Concurrence | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, et al. v. Shrink Missouri Government Pac et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1999-026, docket 1999-026-01.
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