Ginsburg, Breyer think Montana ruling will be a chance to reverse decision
Newser) – The Supreme Court has agreed to take a case that justices
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer say will give it a chance to
rethink its infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision. The court is
being asked to look into a Montana Supreme Court decision stating that
its law restricting corporate election spending in state elections is
fine, because it "arises from Montana history," UPI reports.
Essentially, Montana is arguing that Citizens United only applies to
federal laws and elections, not state ones.
Two Montana corporations are asking the court to make a summary
judgment to the contrary; their lead counsel argues that otherwise,
"free speech will be seriously harmed," because states anywhere could
"ban core political speech." But Ginsburg and Breyer earlier wrote
that the case "will give the Court an opportunity to consider whether,
in light of the huge sums currently deployed to buy candidates'
allegiance, Citizens United should continue to hold sway."
More:
http://www.newser.com/story/143671/supreme-court-agrees-to-reconsider-citizens-united.html
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