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Will Citizens United ruling impact crime and justice campaign advertising?

By Douglas A. Berman

As expected, the Supreme Court's special session today resulted in its announcement of its long-awaited decision in Citizens United.  Here are the first reports about the decision from the always-terrific SCOTUSblog (with a few edits): Justice Kennedy writes for the Court; Justice Thomas has a partial dissent and partial concurrence.  Also dissenting in part is Justice Stevens, joined by Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Breyer.  The majority opinion by Justice Kennedy is 57 pages, Justice Stevens' partial dissent is 90 pages. Tom Goldstein says: "Much will depend on the wording, but today's decision is a small revolution in campaign finance law.... The Court's decision overturns the previously settled distinction between corporate and individual expenditures in American elections...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).