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Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United campaign finance ruling

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3819814-democrats-introduce-constitutional-amendment-to-reverse-citizens-united-campaign-finance-ruling/

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Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United campaign finance ruling

A group of House Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment on Thursday to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that eliminated restrictions on corporate campaign spending. The Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in the Citizens United v. FEC case prohibited the government from restricting political campaign spending by companies, nonprofit organizations and unions. This amendment, if passed, would…

The Hill
Jan 20, 2023 at 4:17pmWeb
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“The Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in the Citizens United v. FEC case prohibited the government from restricting political campaign spending by companies, nonprofit organizations and unions.”

Well, I appreciate that at least this article didn’t portray CU as being just about rich people, pointing out that nonprofits and unions have their speech protected by the ruling as well.