issue-advocacy

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-890 Gaspee Project, et al. v. Diane C. Mederos, et al. First Circuit 2021-12-15 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) campaign-finance commercial-speech compelled-speech constitutional-law disclosure-requirements donor-disclosure first-amendment free-speech issue-advocacy strict-scrutiny Rhode Island law requires most issue advocacy groups that mention a candidate or referendum in a communication before an election to register with the…
21-706 Joel Iverson Gilbert v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-11-15 Denied bribery bribery-statute federal-bribery-laws first-amendment issue-advocacy jury-instruction jury-instructions official-action prosecutorial-standard 1. Whether, in a bribery prosecution based on issue-advocacy payments that would otherwise enjoy First Amendment protection, the Government must prove…
21-605 David Lynn Roberson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-10-26 Denied bribery bribery-prosecution circuit-split civil-rights due-process federal-programs first-amendment free-speech issue-advocacy official-action quid-pro-quo 1. Whether, in a bribery prosecution based on issue-advocacy payments that would otherwise enjoy First Amendment protection, the government must prove…