Thompson v. Hebdon

140 S. Ct. 348 · Decided November 25, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Thompson v. Hebdon was decided on November 25, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Campaign spending” in the First Amendment area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-122

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Thompson v. Hebdon

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-044, docket 2019-044-01.

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