THE CONTROVERSIAL DECISION

Supreme Court overturns corporate campaign spending ban 
In a dramatic upheaval that sharply divided the U.S. Supreme Court, a 5-4 majority ruled that under the First Amendment Congress may not bar corporations and unions from using their own money to make independent expenditures to support or oppose candidates for office.

Olson urged justices to throw out precedent
 A crucial moment in the landmark campaign finance case was Citizens United’s decision to hire Ted Olson to argue their case at the U.S. Supreme Court.