Knappe v. United States

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• noting that “Agostini principle” prohibits lower courts from concluding that recent Supreme Court cases have overruled prior Supreme Court precedent merely through implication
• observing that Citizens United did not abrogate the anti-circumvention rationale
• finding federal ban on direct corporate contributions is not unconstitutional even after Citizens United
• “Thus, lower courts should not conclude that the Supreme Court’s ‘more recent cases have, by implication, overruled [its] earlier precedent.’” (alteration in original) (quoting Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203, 237 (1997))

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