Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 2010
Can the government limit independent political spending by corporations and unions?
558 U.S. 310 (2010)Speech and press
- The question
- Can the government limit independent political spending by corporations and unions?
- What the Court held
- No. Such spending is protected political speech; disclosure requirements were upheld.
- The vote
- 5–4
- Read the opinion
- 558 U.S. 310 (2010), full text
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