Court Says Ban On Corporate Giving To Candidates Is Unconstitutional

A U.S. District Court judge in Virginia "has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making [direct] contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional," The Associated Press reports.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which appears to have had the story first, adds that the case "is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court." The decision would only affect cases in the Alexandria, Va.-based district.

This involves a related but different issue than the 2010 Citizens United case, in which the Supreme Court said corporations could make "independent expenditures" that indirectly support candidates.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/27/136714903/court-says-ban-on-corporate-giving-to-candidates-is-unconstitutional?ft=1&f=1014

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