Friday, May 15, 2026

Hawaii vs. Citizens United

Earlier this month, a nearly unanimous and bipartisan majority…of Hawaii’s state legislature voted to change the powers of corporations doing business in the state and no longer grant them the ability to spend on most political causes. 

 “Corporations are not people. They are granted powers and privileges by the state,” State Senator Jarrett Keohokalole told me this week, explaining the rationale of the bill he sponsored. “How can a creation of the state have inalienable rights? It doesn’t make any sense.”…

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/hawaii-corporations-political-money/687159/


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