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10 Supreme Court Rulings That Turned Corporations Into People

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10 Supreme Court Rulings—Before Hobby Lobby—That Turned Corporations Into People

Last week's Hobby Lobby ruling charted new legal territory by granting corporations the same religious rights as real people. The rationale behind the decision—that expanding constitutional rights to businesses is necessary to "protect the rights of people associated with the corporation"—is far from novel. A line of Supreme Court rulings stretching back 200 years has blurred the distinction between flesh-and-blood citizens and the businesses they own, laying the groundwork for Hobby Lobby and the equally contentious Citizens United ruling. Here's a timeline of the corporation's human evolution:

 
Posted : July 11, 2014 1:02 am
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