Court OK’s corporate campaign spending
Lets companies, unions use funds freely in races; ruling hailed and decried
A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled yesterday that labor unions and corporations can spend unlimited amounts to influence federal elections, throwing out a ban that had been in effect for 63 years and adding an explosive new element to this year’s midterm elections. (Full article: 1199 words)
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