NEWS FLASH

Ninth Circuit Rejects ‘Citizens United on Steroids’ Attack On Corporate Campaign Limits | On Tuesday, a Republican trial judge reaffirmed his decision permitting corporations to contribute directly to political campaigns — a decision that could effectively end all meaningful restrictions on campaign finance because it would allow the super-rich to funnel unlimited donations to candidates through multiple shell corporations. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reached the opposite result, rejecting a request to enjoin a San Diego ban on corporate donations to candidates.