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I believe corporations are recognized as people due to Citizens United.


No, it had ramifications on First Amendment rights as interpreted for broadly for associations of citizens. But it did not go so far as to declare associations of citizens as, themselves, citizens. More details and citations at [1] and a whole bunch of other places on the internet.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United#Opinions_of_th...




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