The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its 2-year-old decision allowing corporations to spend freely to influence elections. The justices struck down a state of Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending.
Supreme Court Rejects Corporate Campaign Spending Limits
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Mon, 06/25/2012 - 8:01am
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