Government
Dec. 23, 2011
Cities push against "Citizens United"
California cities are lashing out against a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that unleashed a deluge of corporate dollars into the electoral process. They've called on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to reverse the opinion.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A growing number of California cities are lashing out against a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that triggered a deluge of corporate dollars into the electoral process.
The Oakland City Council this week unanimously passed a resolution opposing the high court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, joining cities such as Los Angeles and Berkeley in condemning the opinion and it...
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