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By Ashley Speagle, Correspondent
ATLANTA — Attorneys at a legislative committee hearing Monday said a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may restrict ethics reform this session.
Handed down last week, the Supreme Court decision struck down a long-standing rule that limited the amount of money that corporations can give to political campaigns. Such limitations constrict the organizations’ right to free speech, the justices said in a 5-4 decision.
With the ruling, “any legislation that limits corporations’ say may have problems,” attorney Robert Highsmith told the House and Senate committee Monday.