FEC v. Akins
| Federal Election Commission v. Akins | |
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| Argued January 14, 1998 Decided June 1, 1998 | |
| Full case name | Federal Election Commission v. James E. Akins, Richard Curtiss, Paul Findley, Robert J. Hanks, Andrew Killgore, and Orin Parker |
| Citations | 524 U.S. 11 (more) 118 S. Ct. 1777; 141 L. Ed. 2d 10; 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3567; 66 U.S.L.W. 4426; 98 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4092; 98 Daily Journal DAR 5637; 98 Colo. J. C.A.R. 2743; 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 581 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 66 F.3d 348 (D.C. Cir. 1995); vacated, 74 F.3d 287 (D.C. Cir. 1996); reversed on rehearing en banc, 101 F.3d 731 (D.C. Cir. 1996); cert. granted, 520 U.S. 1273 (1997). |
| Holding | |
| The Court held that an individual could sue for a violation of a federal law pursuant to a statute enacted by the U.S. Congress which created a general right to access certain information. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg |
| Dissent | Scalia, joined by O'Connor, Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Art. III | |
Federal Election Commission v. Akins, 524 U.S. 11 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court case deciding that an individual could sue for a violation of a federal law pursuant to a statute enacted by the U.S. Congress which created a general right to access certain information.