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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.
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.
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