Citizens United was a simple First Amendment matter, writes A. Barton Hinkle. Could the government ban the distribution of a movie advocating the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the crucial days leading up to an election, if the movie were paid for by a corporation? Could it, for that matter, ban a similarly funded book that said ?Vote for X,? or a sign in?Lafayette?Park?that said the same thing? The government?s lawyer,?Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart?said yes: The government ?could prohibit? such a book, movie, or sign. The Supreme Court said: No, it cannot.
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Source: http://reason.com/blog/2012/11/14/a-barton-hinkle-on-campaign-finance-and
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