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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000989

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held that corporations and unions have the same First Amendment free speech rights as individuals. The ruling prohibited the government from restricting independent political spending by corporations and unions in candidate elections. This decision significantly impacted campaign finance law and the role of money in politics.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000989
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held that corporations and unions have the same First Amendment free speech rights as individuals. The ruling prohibited the government from restricting independent political spending by corporations and unions in candidate elections. This decision significantly impacted campaign finance law and the role of money in politics.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission-2010/"
}

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