Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta

141 S. Ct. 2373 · Decided July 1, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta was decided on July 1, 2021 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-251

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-056, docket 2020-056-01.

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