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How did the supreme court in Citizens united vs. the FEC affect campaign funding and spending?

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It weakened campaign finance laws by ruling that corporations and unions could not be prohibited from running ads, and that corporations could spend an unlimited amount on federal elections

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It was a historical ruling that allowed companies to participate in electoral political campaigns.

The sentence prohibited the government from limiting political donations from companies and trade unions. The Supreme Court ruling overturned all BCRA limitations that prohibited companies, including non-profit organizations, and unions from investing in "election campaigns"


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