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In a landmark 5-4 decision announced on January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court's so-called "conservative bloc" overturned a century of established election law after it ruled that corporations could spend as much as they wanted to sway voters in federal elections. The five justices ruled that corporations have the same free speech rights as individuals and therefore the government cannot stop corporations from spending to elect their favorite candidates. The ruling was the result of the case [[Citizens United]] vs. Federal Election Commission <ref>David G. Savage [http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-campaign-finance22-2010jan22,0,850920.story?track=rss Supreme Court OKs unlimited corporate spending on elections] ''Los Angeles Times''/U.S. and World, January 22, 2010</ref> For more information about this case and the reaction, please see our [[Portal:Corporate_Rights| special page on corporate "rights"]]