McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that largely upheld the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain–Feingold Act), significantly shaping modern campaign finance law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McConnell v. Federal Election Commission canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7486415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Context triple: [Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, relatedCase, McConnell v. Federal Election Commission]
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A.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded the political spending rights of corporations and unions by treating such expenditures as protected speech.
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B.
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Buckley v. Valeo
Buckley v. Valeo is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reshaped campaign finance law by equating certain limits on political spending with restrictions on free speech under the First Amendment.
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D.
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that held states cannot impose term limits on members of Congress beyond those specified in the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
McCullen v. Coakley
McCullen v. Coakley is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Massachusetts’ abortion-clinic buffer zone law as violating the First Amendment’s free speech protections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Target entity description: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that largely upheld the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain–Feingold Act), significantly shaping modern campaign finance law.
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A.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded the political spending rights of corporations and unions by treating such expenditures as protected speech.
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B.
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the scope of federal protections against voting discrimination, particularly under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Buckley v. Valeo
Buckley v. Valeo is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reshaped campaign finance law by equating certain limits on political spending with restrictions on free speech under the First Amendment.
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D.
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that held states cannot impose term limits on members of Congress beyond those specified in the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
McCullen v. Coakley
McCullen v. Coakley is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Massachusetts’ abortion-clinic buffer zone law as violating the First Amendment’s free speech protections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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campaign finance case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
McConnell v. FEC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McConnell v. Federal Election Comm’n NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaign finance law ⓘ |
| hasArguedDate | September 8, 2003 ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 540 U.S. 93 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvisionAtIssue |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | December 10, 2003 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingJustice |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber |
02-1674
ⓘ
02-1675 ⓘ |
| hasFullCaseName | Mitch McConnell, United States Senator, et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
modern U.S. campaign finance regime
ⓘ
regulation of electioneering communications ⓘ regulation of soft money in federal elections ⓘ |
| hasJoinedMajority |
David H. Souter
NERFINISHED
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John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy |
John Paul Stevens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner |
Mitch McConnell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Rifle Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRearguedDate | September 9, 2003 ⓘ |
| hasRespondent |
Federal Election Commission
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatuteAtIssue | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| held |
that many disclosure and reporting requirements in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act are constitutional
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that restrictions on soft money contributions to national political parties are constitutional ⓘ |
| isRelatedCase |
Buckley v. Valeo
NERFINISHED
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitedOverruledBy |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
NERFINISHED
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Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upheldConstitutionalityOf |
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act electioneering communications provisions
NERFINISHED
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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act soft money ban ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission Description of subject: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that largely upheld the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain–Feingold Act), significantly shaping modern campaign finance law.
Referenced by (3)
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