Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.
570 U.S. 205 · Decided June 20, 2013 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc. was decided on June 20, 2013 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 570 U.S. 205 · 133 S. Ct. 2321 · 186 L. Ed. 2d 398 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4699
- Docket number
- 12-10
- Decided
- June 20, 2013
- Argued
- April 22, 2013
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
Did not participate: Elena Kagan.
Full case caption
Agency for International Development, et Al., Petitioners v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2012-065, docket 2012-065-01.
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