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If Ford has franchise dealerships in MA then they may not do this, if they don't have dealerships then they may. Citizen United was about political speech, not
by fleitz 12y ago
If Ford has franchise dealerships in MA then they may not do this, if they don't have dealerships then they may.
Citizen United was about political speech, not selling cars. There's a long history of the court taking differing approaches to commercial speech vs political speech. Ford most likely could open up stores to distribute political literature. They could even likely make a Ford movie. What they can't do is sell cars.
The court generally errs on the side of the people when it comes to political speech and on the side of the state when it comes to commercial speech. I don't see Ford having much of a case opening up dealerships under Citizens United.