By Jim McGovern and Jeff Clements
The Boston Globe
January 21, 2012
THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are “We the People.’’
Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission upended that promising vision. Corporations — which do not have mouths, minds, or consciences — won a “free speech’’ right to spend unlimited money to influence elections.
David Sirota
Salon.com
January 6, 2012
The Montana AG explains why his state’s challenge to the controversial decision could hold up in the Supreme Court.
Decision seen as direct challenge to U.S. Supreme Court on corporate spending
By David O. Williams
Colorado Independent
Friday, January 06, 2012
Michael Bobelian
Forbes
January 5, 2012
The fallout from the Supreme Court’s 2010 seminal opinion – Citizens United v. FEC – voiding restrictions on election-related speech by corporations (along with labor unions and non-profits) continues to reverberate as we inch along the presidential campaign. Many political observers are wondering how corporate money will influence the election?
Politico
Robin Bravender
January 5, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wade into the hot-button debate over corporate cash in politics again, just in time for the 2012 election season.