Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association
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Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association, 544 U.S. 550 (2005), is a First Amendment case of the Supreme Court of the United States. At issue was whether a beef producer could be compelled to contribute to beef industry advertising.[1]
Quick Facts Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association, Argued December 8, 2004 Decided May 23, 2005 ...
Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association | |
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Argued December 8, 2004 Decided May 23, 2005 | |
Full case name | Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, et al v. Livestock Marketing Association, et al' |
Docket no. | 03-1164 |
Citations | 544 U.S. 550 (more) 125 S. Ct. 2055; 161 L. Ed. 2d 896; 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4343 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Judgment for Respondents, 207 F. Supp. 2d 992 (D.S.D. 2002); affirmed, 335 F.3d 711 (8th Cir. 2003); cert. granted, 541 U.S. 1062 (2004). |
Holding | |
Check-offs fund government speech; the government cannot be sued under the First Amendment | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Thomas, Breyer |
Concurrence | Thomas |
Concurrence | Breyer |
Concurrence | Ginsburg |
Dissent | Souter, joined by Stevens, Kennedy |
Dissent | Kennedy |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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