The United States Supreme Court recently reversedtwoprecedents regarding the First Amendment rights of corporations. A bitterly dividedCourt held thatthe government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.Follow the dire
The United States Supreme Court recently reversedtwoprecedents regarding the First Amendment rights of corporations. A bitterly dividedCourt held thatthe government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.Follow the directions below to complete this assignment. I am interested in your reaction to this ruling from a legal and personal point of view. A short statement will be sufficient.Directions:1. Read the article by Liptak Adam Justices 5-4 Reject Corporate Spending Limit N.Y. Times. 22 Jan. 2010. at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html2. Read both the majority decision and the decisions by those Justices who did not agree and dissented from Supreme Courts ruling and the Dissents from http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-205.ZS.html3. Go to the Discussion Board forum Corporate Freedom of Speech and discuss the following issues:4.Reply to at least two of your classmates using the discussion grading criteria