A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
The justices’ views did not track along simple ideological lines. Justice Byron White, a Kennedy appointee, felt that limiting spending was critical; otherwise, “you can get and spend all the money you want,” according to notes kept by Justice William J. Brennan Jr. But five other justices were First Amendment hard-liners, from William Rehnquist, a…