Monday, February 20, 2012

Supreme Court Blocks Montana Campaign Finance Ban : Deadline ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Montana Supreme Court?s decision in December upholding the state?s century-old ban on corporate political spending.

The ruling Friday evening sets up a possible full-blown U.S. Supreme Court rematch over the 2010 Citizens United decision that allowed unlimited corporate campaign spending. It came in response to an application submitted last week by American Tradition Partnership, a conservative interest group that says it fights ?the radical environmentalist agenda,? and two companies, seeking to have Montana?s ban struck down. A five-member majority of the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United declared that corporations? independent spending in elections does not corrupt ? or even appear to corrupt ? the political process.

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