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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I'll See Your Citizens United Case and Raise You Montana

Ken O'Brien

A surprisingly little noticed tremor rocked the legal world on the Friday before New Year's.

It came from of all places the big sky country of Montana. Montana, one of only a few states with more U. S. Senators than representatives in the U.S. House.

On a five to two vote, the Montana State Supreme Court challenged the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case.

For those who need refreshing on that landmark case, I provide the following summary taken from Wikipedia: