- Court: United States Supreme Court
- Area(s) of Law: Constitutional Law
- Date Filed: June 25, 2012
- Case #: 11-1179
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Per Curiam
- Full Text Opinion
Petitioner sued Respondent, the Attorney General of Montana, challenging a Montana campaign finance law that prohibited independent political expenditures made from corporate general treasuries. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the law against challenge and distinguished the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, holding that Montana campaign finance regulations were "less onerous" than the federal regulations the US Supreme Court held unduly burdened the First Amendment rights of Citizens United.
The Supreme Court reversed per curiam, holding that there is no distinction and Citizens United controls.