Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth
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Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth, 529 U.S. 217 (2000), is a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that public universities may subsidize campus groups by means of a mandatory student activity fee without violating the students' First Amendment rights.[1]
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Quick Facts Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth, Argued November 9, 1999 Decided March 22, 2000 ...
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth | |
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Argued November 9, 1999 Decided March 22, 2000 | |
Full case name | Board of Regents of Univ. of Wis. System v. Southworth |
Citations | 529 U.S. 217 (more) 120 S. Ct. 1346; 146 L. Ed. 2d 193; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2196; 68 U.S.L.W. 4220; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2265; 2000 Daily Journal DAR 3049; 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1471; 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 197 |
Case history | |
Prior | Southworth v. Grebe, 151 F.3d 717 (7th Cir. 1998); rehearing denied, 157 F.3d 1124 (7th Cir. 1998); cert. granted, 526 U.S. 1038 (1999). |
Holding | |
Public universities may subsidize campus groups by means of a mandatory student activity fee without violating the students' First Amendment rights. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg |
Concurrence | Souter (in judgment), joined by Stevens, Breyer |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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