After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.
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A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
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CitrixNews Staff
Originally reported by New York Times
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