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Recent Supreme Court Decision on Political Speech by Corporations
On January 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This decision struck down the prohibition contained in the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (also known as the McCain-Feingold Act) that barred corporations from using general treasury funds to engage in an “electioneering communication,” which was broadly defined as any broadcast cable or satellite communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate for federal office that is made within thirty days before a primary or sixty days before a general election on the basis that it violated the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 18:18
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Oral Argument Before the Supreme Court in Historic Second Amendment Case of McDonald v. Chicago
On March 2, 2010, oral argument was held before the United States Supreme Court in the McDonald v. Chicago case. A transcript of the argument is here.
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court issued its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, holding that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms and, on that basis, striking down the District of Columbia’s ban on possessing a handgun in the home. The decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, however, only applied to federal gun control laws.
| Decision in McDonald v. Chicago | 99 Kb |
| Decision in District of Columbia v. Heller | 636 Kb |
| Transcript of Oral Argument | 342 Kb |
Press Quotes Christopher Renzulli In Major Firearms Case
Renzulli Law Firm's victory in Ileto v. Glock, Inc. was one of the major defense victories of 2009. Ileto v. Glock, Inc., et al., 565 F.3d 1126 (2009) was a significant test of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case itself was highly publicized in media outlets around the Country following Bufford Furrow’s shooting of several children at the North Valley Jewish Community Center and the murder of Joseph S. Ileto in Los Angeles on August 10, 1999.
Renzulli Law Firm's Christopher Renzulli was frequently quoted throughout the life of the case, including by Fox News, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, and the Metropolitan-News Enterprise.
A copy of the Court's opinion can be found here. To listen to the argument click on the audio link on this page.
Renzulli Correctly Predicts Victory In Appellate Court
Judge Throws Out Verdict
Following John Renzulli's appearance on Hardball, as he predicted, the Judge threw out the verdict. The attached article discusses the case.
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