Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to spend freely
to influence upcoming elections in Montana, despite a state high court
ruling upholding a ban on independent corporate campaign spending.
Three groups filed papers with Justice Anthony Kennedy on Friday, saying
that the Montana court's decision in December is out of step with
Kennedy's majority opinion in the 2010 Citizens United case that struck
down a federal ban on independent campaign spending.
The American Tradition Partnership and two other groups sued soon after
the 2010 decision to overturn Montana's century-old corporate spending
ban. But the state Supreme Court said the Montana law could remain in
place because it was a response to political corruption and allows for
some corporate spending.
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