Legal Opinion
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 21, 2010No. 08-205PublishedCited by 1,637 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
Federal law prohibits corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds to make independent expendi*319tures for speech defined as an “electioneering communication” or for speech expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate. 2 U. S. C. § 441b. Limits on electioneering communications were upheld in McConnell v. Federal Election Comm’n, 540 U. S. 93, 203-209 (2003). The holding of McConnell rested to a large extent on an earlier case, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 494 U. S. 652 (1990). Austin had held that political speech may be banned based on the speaker’s…
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