Post by Forever Sunshine on Jun 25, 2012 16:23:52 GMT -5
The Supreme Court overturned Monday a Montana state law which banned independent political spending by corporations.
By reversing a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court which had upheld the 1912 law, the high court re-affirmed its own 2010 Citizens United decision which held that a ban on corporate independent political spending was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
Monday’s ruling dashed the hopes of campaign finance reformers who wanted the justices to reconsider Citizens United.
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By reversing a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court which had upheld the 1912 law, the high court re-affirmed its own 2010 Citizens United decision which held that a ban on corporate independent political spending was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
Monday’s ruling dashed the hopes of campaign finance reformers who wanted the justices to reconsider Citizens United.
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