Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Powell creates Central Hudson test expanding corporate commercial speech rights

1980-06-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Justice Lewis Powell delivers 8-1 majority opinion in Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York (447 U.S. 557), striking down New York ban on utility promotional advertising and establishing four-part “Central Hudson test” for commercial speech …

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Powell Authors Central Hudson Test Expanding Corporate Commercial Speech Protection

1980-06-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Justice Powell delivers the Supreme Court majority opinion in Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission, establishing the landmark four-part test for commercial speech protection under the First Amendment. The decision strikes down New York’s utility advertising …

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Powell delivers Bellotti decision establishing corporate First Amendment rights

1978-04-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Justice Lewis Powell delivers majority opinion in First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti (435 U.S. 765), establishing for first time that corporations have First Amendment speech rights to influence ballot initiatives and political campaigns. Powell’s 5-4 decision strikes down Massachusetts …

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Powell Authors Bellotti Decision Granting Corporations First Amendment Political Rights

1978-04-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Justice Lewis Powell authors the majority opinion in First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, holding for the first time that corporations have First Amendment rights to influence political ballot questions through unlimited expenditures. Powell’s 5-4 decision directly implements his 1971 …

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Powell Expands Corporate Speech Rights in Virginia State Board of Pharmacy Decision

1976-05-24 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. authors the majority opinion in Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, establishing First Amendment protection for commercial speech by striking down state restrictions on prescription drug price advertising. This landmark decision creates …

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Powell Helps Implement Corporate Blueprint in Buckley v. Valeo Equating Money with Speech

1976-01-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Justice Lewis Powell joins the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Buckley v. Valeo (424 U.S. 1), which fundamentally reshaped campaign finance law by equating money with political speech. The Court upheld contribution limits to prevent corruption while striking down expenditure limitations …

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Lewis Powell Sworn in as Supreme Court Justice, Begins Implementing Corporate Blueprint

1972-01-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Lewis F. Powell Jr. was sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on January 7, 1972, after being nominated by President Nixon and confirmed by the Senate with an overwhelming 89-1 vote. A corporate lawyer with board memberships in 11 major corporations, Powell’s appointment …

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Nixon Nominates Lewis Powell to Supreme Court Two Months After Corporate Blueprint Memo

1971-10-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

President Richard Nixon nominates Lewis F. Powell Jr. to the Supreme Court just two months after Powell authored his secret corporate blueprint memo to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on August 23, 1971. Amidst a rare opportunity to reshape the Supreme Court, Nixon nominates Powell alongside William …

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Nixon nominates Lewis Powell to Supreme Court two months after corporate blueprint memo

1971-10-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

President Nixon nominates corporate lawyer Lewis Powell to Supreme Court as Associate Justice, just 59 days after Powell wrote confidential memo to Chamber of Commerce calling for business to acquire “political power” and use courts as “most important instrument for social, …

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Powell Memorandum Establishes Blueprint for Conservative Think Tank Strategy

1971-08-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On August 23, 1971, Lewis F. Powell Jr. delivered his confidential memorandum ‘Attack on American Free Enterprise System’ to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, providing a strategic blueprint for corporate political mobilization. The 34-page document outlined a comprehensive strategy for …

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Lewis Powell Writes Landmark Memo Blueprinting Corporate Institutional Capture Strategy

1971-08-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Corporate lawyer Lewis Powell drafts a confidential 34-page memorandum to Eugene B. Sydnor Jr., Chair of Education Committee of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, titled “Attack On American Free Enterprise System.” This document provides a comprehensive, systematic blueprint for corporate capture …

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Lewis Powell Issues Memorandum Outlining Corporate Institutional Capture Strategy

1971-08-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Lewis Powell, two months before Supreme Court nomination, sends confidential memo to U.S. Chamber of Commerce titled “Attack On American Free Enterprise System.” The memo outlines systematic plan for corporate coordination to capture key institutions including courts, media, and …

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Lewis Powell Authors Corporate Blueprint Memo

1971-08-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Supreme Court Justice nominee Lewis F. Powell Jr. writes confidential memo to U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlining systematic strategy for corporate capture of democratic institutions. The memo provides a detailed blueprint for business mobilization through think tanks, legal foundations, lobbying …

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