A First Amendment Victory

In a monumental 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held today, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , that, inter alia ,  corporate speech regarding political candidates is protected by the First Amendment . On the other hand, the Court did uphold certain campaign disclosure rules .

I have not yet had a chance to read the opinion, so analysis and details to follow (time permitting).

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