The U.S. supreme court let stand a ruling that barred the state of montana from excluding corporate participation in state ballot initiatives. (Briefly).

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that barred the state of Montana from excluding corporate participation in state ballot initiatives. The court declined a petition by the state of Montana to review a 2000 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, handing a victory to the Montana Chamber of Commerce, Helena, and the Montana Society of Association Executives, Helena, which had been fighting the law since voters approved it as a ballot initiative in 1996. The statute had stated that corporations were not allowed to make any contributions or expenditures in support of or opposition to statewide ballot initiatives.