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On January 20, 2010, the [[United States Supreme Court]], in ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]],'' held 5-4 that the federal government may not forbid a corporation, or a not-for-profit organization, to produce any material that directly refers to a political candidate, because that would infringe upon the First Amendment rights of the shareholders, trustees, or similar stakeholders of the organizations involved.
On January 20, 2010, the [[United States Supreme Court]], in ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]],'' held 5-4 that the federal government may not forbid a corporation, or a not-for-profit organization, to produce any material that directly refers to a political candidate, because that would infringe upon the First Amendment rights of the shareholders, trustees, or similar stakeholders of the organizations involved.
[[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] condemned the decision, even going so far as to rebuke the Court in front of the entire [[United States Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in his State of the Union address. Justice [[Samuel Alito]], unable to contain himself totally, [http://www.examiner.com/x-34769-Essex-County-Elections-2010-Examiner~y2010m1d28-NJborn-Justice-silently-corrects-President-on-recent-decision mouthed] the phrase, "That's not true" in response, as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k92SerxLWtc&feature=player_embedded caught on camera].
[[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] condemned the decision, even going so far as to rebuke the Court in front of the entire [[United States Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in his State of the Union address. Justice [[Samuel Alito]], unable to contain himself totally, [http://www.examiner.com/x-34769-Essex-County-Elections-2010-Examiner~y2010m1d28-NJborn-Justice-silently-corrects-President-on-recent-decision mouthed] the phrase, "That's not true" in response, as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k92SerxLWtc&feature=player_embedded caught on camera].
Since then, the [[Democratic Party]] leaders of the Senate and House vowed to "correct" the Court's decision by passing a new campaign-finance law.
Since then, the [[Democratic Party]] leaders of the Senate and House vowed to "correct" the Court's decision by passing a new campaign-finance law.