Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission (2009)
Legal Skills/Study
DVD, 23 minutes
Personal notes
Citizens United -- Trials, litigation, etcUnited States. Federal Election Commission -- Trials, litigation, etc
Corporate speech -- United States -- Cases
Campaign funds -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases
Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases
Freedom of speech -- United States -- Cases
Plot outline
Conservative group Citizens United challenged campaign finance laws that limited their ability to show and advertise a film about candidate Hillary Clinton. The Supreme Court ultimately issued a groundbreaking opinion on the free speech rights of corporations.