9 A corporate person.

• Position: STATELINE - Independent corporate spending in political campaigns - Brief article

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In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. the Supreme Court lifted restrictions on independent corporate spending in political campaigns on the grounds that political speech by a business should receive similar First Amendment protections as political speech from people. In response, several cities have passed resolutions distinguishing the differences between corporations and citizens. Some have taken up the fight at the state level against what they call "corporate personhood." California legislators are looking at a bill...