1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.Ct.
  4. 131 S.Ct.
  5. 131 S.Ct. 2343 (2011)
 

NEVADA COM'N ON ETHICS v. CARRIGAN

No. 10-568.

131 S.Ct. 2343 (2011)

564 U.S. 117

180 L.Ed.2d 150

NEVADA COMMISSION ON ETHICS, Petitioner, v. Michael A. CARRIGAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 13, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Elwood , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Joshua E. Rosenkranz , New York City, for Respondent.

Yvonne M. Nevarez-Goodson , Carson City, NV, John P. Elwood , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, DC, David T. Goldberg , Donahue & Goldberg, LLP, New York, NY, Mark T. Stancil , Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Washington, DC, Daniel R. Ortiz , Toby J. Heytens , Charlottesville, VA, for Petitioner.

Richard L. Hasen , Los Angeles, CA, E. Joshua Rosenkranz , Mark S. Davies , Rachel M. McKenzie , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Nevada Supreme Court invalidated a recusal provision of the State's Ethics in Government Law as unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment. We consider whether legislators have a personal, First Amendment right to vote on any given matter.

I

Nevada's Ethics in Government Law provides that "a public officer shall not vote upon or advocate the passage or failure of, but may...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases