Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Holding Political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, and the government may not keep corporations or unions from spending money to support or denounce individual candidates in elections. While corporations or unions may not give money directly to campaigns, they may seek to persuade the voting public through other means, including ads, especially where these ads were not broadcast. Judgment Reversed, 5 4, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy on January 2. Justice Kennedy. Justice Stevens dissented, joined by Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor. SCOTUSblog Coverage. Briefs and Documents. High Society Jan 2009 Calendar' title='High Society Jan 2009 Calendar' />Supplemental Merits Briefs. Supplemental Amicus Briefs. Neither party. Supplemental Brief of Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Neither Party. Brief Amici Curiae of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 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New York Times The Trial of John Roberts Sep. Washington Post Taking On the Book Banners Sep. Wall Street Journal Free Speech, Now that Speech Is Free Sep. Los Angeles Times Changing Political Money Sep. Hartford Business Journal Corporate Free Speech Sep. Slate How Liberals Can Win by Losing at the Roberts Court Sep. Wall Street Journal Sotomayor Issues Challenge to a Century of Corporate Law Sep. New York Times The Rights of Corporations Sep. Boston Globe Corporations Arent People Yet Sep. Yale Law Journal Online Citizens Not United The Lack of Stockholder Voluntariness in Corporate Political Speech Oct. National Law Journal Flags of Convenience Oct. USA Today Supreme Court Ruling Could Play Role in 2. Governors Races Nov. Wall Street Journal Campaign Finance Ruling Looms Dec. Los Angeles Times Still No Decision on Bombshell Supreme Court Campaign Finance Case Dec. National Public Radio No Court Ruling Today on Campaign Finance Dec. New York Times Court Keeps Campaigns in Suspense Dec. New York Times Hurry Up and Wait Dec. USA Today Why the Delay on Supreme Courts Campaign Finance CaseDec. National Public Radio First Up For High Court In 2. Campaign Finance Dec. New York Times Courts Roll Back Limits on Election Spending Jan. Cd Crack For Football Manager. ABC News Super Bowl Style Corporate Ads for CandidatesJan. From the Blogosphere. Election Law Blog Justice Scalia, Faux Judicial Restraint, and Real Judicial Restraint in Citizens United Sep. Huffington Post Colbert Corporations Are People, Too Sep. Jost on Justice Sotomayor Shows Restraint Roberts, Not So Much Sep. American Constitution Society Blog Paul M. Smith on Citizens United and Court Activism Sep. Prawfs. Blawg Campaign Finance, Shareholders Rights and the Chamber of Commerce Nov. Election Law Blog When Will We See an Opinion in Citizens UnitedNov. American Constitution Society Blog Previewing the Decision Citizens United v. FEC, by Laurence Gold Nov. Balkinization Citizens United, Corporate Personhood and the Constitution CAC Releases Discussion Draft of New Report in Advance of Major Supreme Court Rulin Dec. Election Law Blog Is Citizens United Drafting Sapping the Justices Energies and Affecting Their Work Product And What Does it Mean for a Citizens United OpinionDec. The Volokh Conspiracy SoWhere are the Argued Supreme Court OpinionsPart III Dec. Blog of Legal Times The Long Vigil for Citizens United Dec. Politico The Supreme Court Leaves Washington in the Lurch Dec. The Volokh Conspiracy Where is Citizens United Dec. WSJ Law Blog On Text Messages and. Waiting for Citizens Dec. Huffington Post Supreme Court about to Gut Campaign Finance Lawsand Democracy Dec. Huffington Post Supreme Court to Hand Government to Republicans, Again This Time, Forever Dec. Post Decision. Media Links. The American Prospect The Real Problem with Citizens United Jan. CBS News Justice Stevens Stumbles A Step to RetirementJanuary 2. CNN Supreme Court eases restrictions on corporate campaign spending January 2. National Public Radio The Supreme Court Scrambles Politics Again January 2. The New Yorker Bad Judgment Jan. New York Post High Court rules for free speech January 2. New York Times Justices Turn Minor Movie Case Into a Blockbuster Jan. Seattle Times Supreme Courts momentous decision will derail any financial reform January 2. Time Is the Campaign Finance Ruling Good for DemocracyJan. The Wall Street Journal Court Kills Limits on Corporate Politicking January 2. Washington Post High court shows it might be willing to act boldly January 2. Christian Science Monitor Fighting Obama Hits Supreme Court Over Campaign Finance Jan. Los Angeles Times A Bold Conservative Step by Supreme Court Jan. New York Sun ACLU May Reverse Course On Campaign Finance Limits After Supreme Court Ruling Jan. New York Times A Quest to End Spending Rules for Campaigns Jan. 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