Focus on donations grows

Comments (0) | 16 Dec 2011 | Rating | Print by Brad Allen

Scrutiny of political contributions is intensifying as the US enters the next presidential election year

When the US Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that corporate political contributions are protected by free speech, the five-four split-decision signaled deep divisions.

But the court was nearly unanimous in upholding the importance of disclosure to give voters the information necessary to ‘make informed choices in the political marketplace’.

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