A divided Arizona Supreme Court issued a major free speech ruling in June aimed at curbing dark money — and parted ways with SCOTUS’s analysis in Citizens United. Under the state constitution, corporate campaign contributions are not protected expression.
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Arizona Charts New Path for the Right to Speak Freely
In upholding an election disclosure law, the Arizona Supreme Court departed from the U.S. Supreme Court's framework for evaluating free speech claims.