Bloomberg Law - Document - Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 50, 130 S. Ct. 876, 175 L. Ed. 2d 753, 187 LRRM 2961 (2010), Court Opinion

Bloomberg Law - Document - Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 50, 130 S. Ct. 876, 175 L. Ed. 2d 753, 187 LRRM 2961 (2010), Court Opinion: "Were the Court to uphold these restrictions, the Government could repress speech by silencing certain voices at any of the various points in the speech process. See McConnell, supra, at 251 (opinion of SCALIA, J.) (Government could repress speech by "attacking all levels of the production and dissemination of ideas," for "effective public communication requires the speaker to make use of the services of others"). If § 441b applied to individuals, no one would believe that it is merely a time, place, or manner restriction on speech. Its purpose and effect are to silence entities whose voices the Government deems to be suspect."

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