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'''Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission''' is a controversial 2010 [[Supreme Court of the United States]] decision<ref>(130 S. Ct. 876)</ref> that [[First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]] rights applied to corporations as well as biological persons, reversing laws that restricted corporate contributions to political campaigns. | '''Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission''' is a controversial 2010 [[Supreme Court of the United States]] decision<ref>(130 S. Ct. 876)</ref> that [[First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]] rights applied to corporations as well as biological persons, reversing laws that restricted corporate contributions to political campaigns. It is a victory for the [[corporate rights movement]], a broader initiative to extend the originally narrow definition of a corporation as a legal person, to an entity that has the rights of biological people. | ||
==The Decisions== | ==The Decisions== | ||
Decided by a 5-4 vote, the majority opinion was written by Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]]. | Decided by a 5-4 vote, the majority opinion was written by Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]]. | ||
Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] dissented, joined by Justices [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], [[Stephen Breyer]], and [[Sonia Sotomayor]]. | |||
==Parties to the Case== | ==Parties to the Case== | ||
==Impacts== | ==Impacts== | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 10 October 2010
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission is a controversial 2010 Supreme Court of the United States decision[1] that First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution rights applied to corporations as well as biological persons, reversing laws that restricted corporate contributions to political campaigns. It is a victory for the corporate rights movement, a broader initiative to extend the originally narrow definition of a corporation as a legal person, to an entity that has the rights of biological people.
The Decisions
Decided by a 5-4 vote, the majority opinion was written by Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Justice John Paul Stevens dissented, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor.
Parties to the Case
Impacts
Legal
Political tactics
Philosophical
Developments
References
- ↑ (130 S. Ct. 876)