Reversing a 20-year old precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that corporations and unions can use money from their general treasuries to make campaign contributions.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that those organizations can use those funds to make independent expenditures not associated with a campaign but can't make direct contributions to a candidate.
The case was brought by the conservative group Citizens United, which challenged restrictions on its ability to air a 90-minute film that was critical of the candidacy of then-Hillary Rodham Clinton during her 2008 presidential campaign. It centered on the issue of whether the restrictions on political expenditures by corporations and unions resulted in stifling free speech.
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