Wash. State Grange v. Wa. State Repub. Party

Holding that courts should neither "anticipate a question of constitutional law in advance of the necessity of deciding it" nor "formulate a rule of constitutional law broader than is required by the precise facts to which it is to be applied"

Buckley v. Valeo

Holding that a public financing law does not "abridge, restrict, or censor" expression

Central Hudson Gas Elec. v. Public Serv. Comm'n

Holding that a restriction on commercial speech must directly advance a substantial governmental interest

Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena

Holding race-based affirmative action subject to strict judicial scrutiny, and noting that, “to the extent (if any) that Fullilove held federal racial classifications to be subject to a less rigorous standard, it is no longer controlling”

Mcconnell v. F.E.C.

Holding BCRA survived exacting scrutiny, given the “important state interests” in “providing the electorate with information, deterring actual corruption and avoiding any appearance thereof, and gathering the data necessary to enforce more substantive electioneering restrictions”

McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm'n

Holding that anonymous speech is constitutionally protected

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

Holding that a photo identification requirement imposed "a limited burden"

First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti

Holding that campaign finance law prohibiting certain corporate donations violated the First Amendment

N. A. A. C. P. v. Alabama

Holding that "[c]ompelled disclosure of membership in an organization engaged in advocacy of particular beliefs" may violate the First Amendment

Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc.

Holding unconstitutional a requirement that initiative petition circulators be registered voters

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Rule 801 - Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay

Holding that such a statement must merely be made by the party and offered against that party

Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties

Adopting Rule 30(b)

Section 1746 - Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury

Permitting the use of declarations instead

Section 343 - Misbranded food

Setting labeling requirements for food products

Section 431 - Transferred

Exempting news stories, commentaries, and editorials from FECA's definition of "expenditure"

Section 441b - Transferred

Stating that "[i]t is unlawful for . . . any labor organization to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election at which presidential and vice presidential electors or a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress are to be voted for, . . . or any labor organization to consent to any contribution or expenditure by the . . . labor organization . . . prohibited by this section."

Section 434 - Transferred

Requiring disclosure of "contributions ... expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate"

Section 1910.1200 - Hazard communication

Requiring employers to develop written programs describing their compliance and make them available to the agency on request

Section 202.1 - [Effective until 5/20/2024] Prescription-drug advertisements

Defining labeling to include virtually any type of audio, visual or printed matter descriptive of a drug and supplied by a manufacturer

Section 104.20 - Reporting electioneering communications (52 U.S.C. 30104 (f))

Requiring disclosure of qualifying donors only if the donation "was made for the purpose of furthering electioneering communications"

Section 110.11 - Communications; advertising; disclaimers (52 U.S.C. 30120)