Thursday, January 21, 2010

Citizens United v. FEC

The Supreme Court has set a special public session for this morning where they may decide Citizens United v. FEC. The case involves corporations arguing that they have the same rights as individuals do concerning the First Amendment, specifically addressing the spending of money in campaigns. To put this in context, a single donation from a large corporation could easily match the money made by Obama's campaign a few years ago. It depends on how the Court rules, but it could be a very narrow opinion that involves only the Hilary movie (look it up if you want more information) or could strike down a large chunk of campaign finance law. I'll update once the Court has rendered its decision.

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