Jun 15, 2018 · Under U.S. law, some essential rights of the 14th amendment belong not only to American citizens, but also corporations—thanks to a few key Supreme Court cases and a controversial legal concept ...

2009-2010: The Supreme Court hears arguments in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The Court rules in favor of Citizens United. ... Two recent cases are important to corporate personhood. In Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, corporations are given freedom of religion under the 1st Amendment. In McCutcheon v. Federal Election ...

Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 118 U.S. 394 (1886), is a corporate law case of the United States Supreme Court concerning taxation of railroad properties. The case is most notable for a headnote stating that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment grants constitutional protections to corporations.. The case arose …

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was argued in 2009 and decided in 2010. The court held 5-4 that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the …

U.S. Supreme Court Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific R. Co., 118 U.S. 394 (1886) Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Argued January 26-29, 1886. Decided May 10, 1886. 118 U.S. 394. Syllabus. The defendant Corporations are persons within the intent of the clause in section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the ...

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 573 U.S. 682 (2014), is a landmark decision in United States corporate law by the United States Supreme Court allowing privately held for-profit corporations to be exempt from a regulation its owners religiously object to, if there is a less restrictive means of furthering the law's interest, according to the provisions of the Religious …

Dec 07, 2022 · In November, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in the long-running Leandro court case. By a 4-3 margin, the justices ordered the state to provide our public schools, early education providers, and higher education institutions the funding necessary to implement years two and three of the Leandro Comprehensive Remedial Plan.

The U. S. Supreme Court in Ben Avon concluded that the Pennsylvania “Supreme Court interpreted the statute as withholding from the courts power to determine the question of confiscation according to their own independent judgment . . . .” 175 Largely on the strength of this interpretation of the applicable state statute, the Court held that ...

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Oct 20, 2022 · The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling sets up a major legal battle and could create uncertainty for fintechs. U.S. appeals court says CFPB funding is unconstitutional - Protocol Home