Supreme Court doubles down on ‘Citizens United’ 25 Jun 2012 The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision Monday to strike down a Montana law that limits corporate spending on elections made clear that the outrage generated by the 2010 “Citizens United” decision has done nothing to change the minds of the justices. Today’s decision boils down to a declaration that the “Citizens United” decision, which allowed for unlimited spending by corporations and special interest groups to influence elections, also applies to state and local elections. Montana – backed by Sen. John McCain (R) and 22 states – had argued that its 1912 law limiting corporate influence in elections needed to remain in place, in part because of the state’s history of election interference by its mining industry “copper kings.” [Start reading. Arming the Left: Is the time now? By Charles Southwell 21 Oct 2003.]