Comment on Citizens United was never about helping people

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Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Congress made a law greatly limiting what corporations and organizations could do with regards to publishing electioneering material. Citizens United wanted to publish electioneering material. Federal Election Commission said no. Citizens United sued. Case was appealed to the Supreme Court. SCOTUS said the law violated the first amendment rights of corporations, and overturned it.

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