Supreme Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending Limits On Corporations : NPR

Supreme Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending Limits On Corporations : NPR:

 "It also strikes down part of the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance law that banned unions and corporations from paying for political ads in the waning days of campaigns.

Even before the court's decision, national political campaigns had been growing increasingly expensive. Watchdog groups worry that by removing limits on expenditures by corporations that are not coordinated with candidates' campaigns, the court will boost the role of special interests in politics."

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Supreme Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending Limits On Corporations : NPR

Supreme Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending Limits On Corporations : NPR:

 "The decades-old system of rules that govern the financing of the nation's political campaigns was partially upended by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued just ahead of the pivotal 2010 midterm congressional election season.

Thursday's landmark decision, approved by a 5-4 margin, could unleash a torrent of corporate and union cash into the political realm and transform how campaigns for president and Congress are fought in the coming years."

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